Akihiko Matsui (economist)
Akihiko Matsui is a Japanese economist. He is a professor at the University of Tokyo.Biography
Matsui was born on August 28, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan. He is the nephew of Hideyuki Fujisawa who was a professional Go player.
He received a B.A. from University of Tokyo in 1985 and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1990.
From 1990 to 1994, he taught at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1994 to 2001, he taught at the University of Tsukuba. He then taught at the University of Tokyo.Books
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Honors
- Ouchi Hyoe Prize, 1985
- Fulbright Scholarship, 1987–1989
- W.P. Carey Term Chair, University of Pennsylvania, 1990–1993
- Nikkei Book Award, 2003
- JSPS Prize, 2005
- Japan Academy Medal, 2006
- Nakahara Prize, 2007
- Fellow, Econometric Society, 2008
