Tatsuo Hatta’s Blog

May 30, 2015

"Rus in urbe redux" - The Economist

"Rus in urbe redux" The Economist, May 30th 2015.

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May 15, 2015

"Strategic Special Zones for Growth Strategy" - Japan SPOTLIGHT

"Strategic Special Zones for Growth Strategy" Japan SPOTLIGHT 2015 May/Jun, May 2015.

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Dec 10, 2014

Speech "Economic Growth and Cities" in Fudan University

December 10th 2014
Hatta gave a speech on "Economic Growth and Cities" in Fudan University.

The PowerPoint slide used in that seminar

Oct 30, 2014

"No Need to Fear a Fall in Population" - Discuss Japan

"No Need to Fear a Fall in Population" Discuss Japan - Japan Foreign Policy Forum, October 30th 2014.

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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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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.