Tatsuo Hatta’s Blog

Jan 23, 2014

"Reshaping Japan's next decade" - The Tokyo Foundation

"Reshaping Japan's next decade - Tokyo Foundation fellows discuss change and continuity in an increasingly interconnected world" The Tokyo Foundation, January 23rd 2014.

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Nov 19, 2013

"Japan's Economic Zones Progress" - The Wall Street Journal

"Japan's Economic Zones Progress - Key Government Adviser Says Abe's Major Reforms on Track" The Wall Street Journal, November 19th 2013.

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Jan 23, 2012

"Electric Power Supply: The Great Earthquake and Japan’s Power Supply System"

“Electric Power Supply: The Great Earthquake and Japan’s Power Supply System”, Y. Funabashi, H. Takenaka (eds) Lessons from the Disaster: Risk management and the compound crisis presented by the Great East Japan Earthquake, pp.191-216, The Japan Times, 2012

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Dec 20, 2011

"Powering Japan after Fukushima" - The Conversation

"Powering Japan after Fukushima" The Conversation, December 20th 2011.

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Jan 11, 2011

"Who needs leaders?" - The Economist

"Who needs leaders?" The Economist, 11th to 17th July 2011, pp.27-30

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Dec 7, 2010

"Allocating Roles to Politicians and Public Servants" - RIETI 10th Anniversary Seminar

"Allocating Roles to Politicians and Public Servants" RIETI 10th Anniversary Seminar, RIETI, December 2010.

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Tatsuo Hatta is currently a member of the Japan Academy and serves as the Executive Board Chair at the Asian Growth Research Institute (AGI) in Kitakyushu.

Prior to his role at AGI, Hatta held several academic positions, including President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and Professor at the University of Tokyo, Osaka University, and Johns Hopkins University. He also served as an Assistant Professor at Ohio State University.

Hatta was the President of the Japanese Economic Association from 2004 to 2005 and has held various positions within the Japanese government, including a member of the National Strategic Special Zone Commission.

He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University in 1973 and his B.A. in Economics from International Christian University in Tokyo in 1965.

Hatta has published academic articles in American Economic Review, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, and Quarterly Journal of Economics.