Akira YOKOYAMA, Ph.D,
Current Position:
President, Japan College of Social Work
Professor Emeritus, Chuo University
President, The Policy Studies Forum
E-mail Address:
yokoyama[at]jcsw.ac.jp
yokoyama[at]tamacc.chuo-u.ac.jp
yokoyama[at]apsf.or.jp
Date and Place of Birth:
March 1, 1949, Yokohama, Japan
Academic Degree:
Ph.D. in Economics, Keio University, 1992
Academic Education:
Ph.D. Course in Economics, Withdrawal, Keio University, 1979
M.A. in Economics, Keio University, 1975
B.A. in Economics, Keio University, 1972
Major Academic Positions:
1979-1980 Teaching and Research Assistant,
Department of Economics, Josai University, Saitama, Japan
1980-1983 Lecturer (with tenure),
Department of Economics, Josai University, Saitama, Japan
1983-1991 Associate Professor,
Department of Economics, Josai University, Saitama, Japan
1987-1988 Visiting Research Associate,
Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University,
Fairfax, VA, USA
1991-1993 Professor,
Department of Economics, Josai University, Saitama, Japan
1993-2019 Professor,
Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
1997-2019 Professor,
Graduate School of Policy Studies, Chuo University,
Tokyo, Japan
2001-2005 Dean,
Graduate School of Policy Studies, Chuo University,
Tokyo, Japan
2007-2009 Dean,
Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University, Tokyo
2021- President,
Japan College of Social Work, Tokyo, Japan
Selected Professional Positions:
1981-2012 Member, Editorial Board, Public Choice Studies,
Keiso-Shobou, Tokyo
1994-1996 Member, Policy Advisory Committee,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
1994-1997 Member, Research Committee of Environmental Taxes,
Environmental Agency
1995-1997 Visiting Research Fellow,
Institute of Economic Research, Economic Planning Agency
1998-2010 Associate Editor, Environmental Economics and Policy Studies,
Springer-Verlag, Tokyo
2000-2011 Member, Policy Advisory Committee,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2001-2004 President, The Japan Economic Policy Association
2001-2005 Chair, Council of Administrative and Fiscal Reform,
Hachioji City Government
2003-2011 Member, Forestry Policy Advisory Committee, Forestry Agency,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2004-2012 Member, Assessments Committee for Independent Government
Agencies, Ministry of Finance
2006-2009 Member, Tax Commission, Cabinet Office
2008-2017 Member, Editorial Board, Acta Oeconomica Pragensia,
University of Economics, Prague
2008- Senior Research Fellow, Policy Research Institute,
Ministry of Finance
2009-2015 Chair, Tax Commission, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
2013-2016 President, Japan Institute of Public Finance
2017- Chair, Council for Salary of Governor, Senior Staff,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Main Publications:
-Books (in Japanese)
Political Economy of Taxation (With H. Kato), Tokyo: Yomiuri-shinbunsha,
1994.
Public Choice and Public Finance, Tokyo: Toyoukeizai-shinpousha, 1995.
Public Economics (With H. Tanaka et al.), Tokyo: Toyoukeizai-shinpousha,
1998
Modern Public Finance (With Y. Baba and I. Horiba.), Tokyo: Yuhikaku,
2009.
New Development of Public Finance Dealing with Disparities
(With M. Katagiri and H. Mifune), Tokyo: University Press of
Chuo University, 2016
Sustainability of Japanese Society and Policy Studies, Tokyo: University
Press of Chuo University, 2019
-Journal articles (in English)
“Public Choice in Budget Deficits,” (with K. Kurokawa et al.), Public Choice
Studies, No.1, pp.9-20, Keisou-shobou, 1981
“Voter Behavior under Fiscal Illusion,” Public Choice Studies, No.8, pp.47-
52, Keisou-shobou, 1986
“An Economic Theory of Persuasion,” Public Choice, Vol.71, pp.101-115,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991.
“The Determinants of Voter Participation under Japan’s New Electoral
System,” (with H. Kotake), Public Choice Studies, No.33, pp.3-9, Keisou-
shobou, 2000
“Green Tax Reform: Converting Implicit Carbon Taxes to a Pure Carbon
Tax,” (with K. Ueta and K. Fujikawa), Environmental Economics and
Policy Studies, Vol.3, pp.1-20, Springer-Verlag, 2000
“Choosing Policy Makers in a Society,” Coskun Can Aktan, ed., Economics in
a Changing World, pp.203-210, Yasar University, 2005
“The Calculus of Consent at fifty: the Development of Public choice in
Japan,” Public Choice, 152(3-4), pp.345-349, Springer, September
2012.
“Constitutional Rules of Overlapping Taxation among Multi-tiered
Governments,” Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, 30(1-3),
pp.169-182, Gangemi Editore S.p.A. 2012.
“Polycentrism, Federalism, and Liberty: A Comparative Systems
Perspective,” (with R. E. Wagner) Journal of Public Finance and Public
Choice, 31(1-3), pp.179-197, Gangemi Editore S.p.A. 2013.
“Federalism and Intergovernmental Networks: Reflections on Friedrich
and Tullock,” Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, 32(1-3),
pp.177-190, Gangemi Editore S.p.A. 2014