CURRICULUM VITAE

    KAZUTOSHI MIYAZAWA


    Faculty of Economics, Doshisha University

    Kamigyo, Kyoto 602-8580 Japan

    kazu at mail.doshisha.ac.jp


    DATE OF BIRTH

    25 October, 1962


    EDUCATION

    2000 PhD in Economics, Nagoya University

    1997 MA in Economics, Nagoya University

    1986 BSc in Mathematics, Nagoya University


    CURRENT POSITION

    Professor, Doshisha University


    PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

    2009.04- present Professor, Doshisha University

    2021.04- 2022.03 Research Fellow, Nagoya University

    2010.04- 2011.03 Research Fellow, Nagoya University

    2007.04- 2009.03 Associate Professor, Doshisha University

    2004.09-2005.02 Research Affiliate, STICERD, London School of Economics

    2003.09-2004.08 Research Scholar, Department of Economics, London School of Economics

    2002.04-2007.03 Associate Professor, Nanzan University

    2000.04-2002.03 Assistant Professor, Nanzan University


    ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

    American Economic Association

    Japanese Economic Association

    International Institute of Public Finance


    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    Public Economics, Population Economics, Macroeconomics


    Selected Publications

  • Elderly Empowerment, Fertility, and Public Pensions. International Tax and Public Finance Vol.28, No.4, pp.941-964, 2021.

  • Inequality and Conditionality in Cash Transfers: Demographic Transition and Economic Development. (with Koji Kitaura) Economic Modelling Vol.94, pp.276-287, 2021.

  • Capital Market Integration and Fiscal Sustainability. (with Hikaru Ogawa and Toshiki Tamai) European Economic Review Vol.120, 103305, pp. 1-20, 2019.

  • Grandparental Child Care, Child Allowances, and Fertility. Journal of the Economics of Ageing Vol. 7, pp. 53-60, 2016.

  • Old Age Support In Kind. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 445-472, 2010.

  • Sibling Rivalry and Strategic Parental Transfers: A Comment. Southern Economic Journal Vol. 73, No. 2, pp. 546-547, 2006.

  • Growth and Inequality: A Demographic Explanation. Journal of Population Economics Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 559-578, 2006.

  • Simple Criteria for Growth-Enhancing Social Security Systems. FinanzArchiv Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 42-62, 2004.

  • Private versus Public Financing of Education and Endogenous Growth: A Comment on Brauninger and Vidal. Journal of Population Economics Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 395-396, 2003.

  • Public Pensions and Take-off. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 25-39, 2003.

  • Incentives and Product Variety in an Aging Economy. International Tax and Public Finance Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 595-607, 2001.

  • Is Public Long-Term Care Insurance Necessary? (with Panos Moudoukoutas and Tadashi Yagi) Journal of Risk and Insurance Vol. 67, No. 2, pp. 249-264, 2000.



    • Other Publications

  • Public Finance (in Japanese) (with Akira Yakita), Shinsei-sha, 2019.

  • College Tuition and Wage Polarization. (in Japanese) Doshisha University Economic Review Vol. 75, No. 2,3, pp. 153-175, 2023.

  • Public Health and Public Debt: A Dynamic Politico-Economic Analysis. (in Japanese) Doshisha University Economic Review Vol. 70, No. 4, pp. 233-258, 2019.

  • Public Debt Management for the Sustainability of Public Finance, Economic Growth, and Population. (in Japanese) Okuno, Yagi, and Ogawa eds., Considering Contemporary Japan: A View of Public Economics Chuokeizai-sha, pp. 31-46, 2017.

  • Childcare Production, Technological Complementarity, and Fertility Dynamics. (in Japanese) Doshisha University Economic Review Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 17-35, 2015.

  • Earnings Distribution and Economic Growth. (in Japanese) Doshisha University Economic Review Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 157-191, 2014.

  • Self-control, Fertility, and Capital Accumulation. (in Japanese) Doshisha University Economic Review Vol. 64, No. 3, pp. 269-285, 2013.

  • Population Aging and Political Redistribution: A Theory of the Social Rivalry Effect. (in Japanese) Tanaka and Konishi eds., Seiji-Keizaigaku no Shin-Choryu Keiso Shobo, pp. 119-138, 2012.

  • Social Security Reform: Do Old People Vote Against Pension Reduction? (in Japanese) Doshisha University Economic Review Vol. 59, No. 4, pp. 51-85, 2008.

  • Railway Competition in a Park-and-Ride System. (with Tatsuaki Kuroda) Asada and Ishikawa eds., Time and Space in Economics Springer, pp. 265-281, 2007.

  • Death and Birth: Revisited. Nanzan Journal of Economic Studies Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 181-191, 2006.

  • Old Age Support In Kind. Nanzan Journal of Economic Studies Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 211-241, 2005.

  • Demographic Transition and Income Inequality in an Accidental Bequest Model. Nanzan Journal of Economic Studies Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 153-168, 2004.

  • Social Security as Education Subsidies. Nanzan Journal of Economic Studies Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 59-70, 2002.

  • Optimal Interest Rate and Endogenous Longevity. Economic Science Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 29-37, 2001.

  • Public Insurance for Long Term Care as a Bequest Complement. Nanzan Journal of Economic Studies Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 105-116, 2000.

  • Markup, Capital Accumulation and Taxes. Economic Science Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 137-149, 2000.

  • Moral Hazard, Dynamic Efficiency, and Social Cost of Public Service. Economic Science Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 59-72, 2000.



    • Working Papers

  • Higher Education and the Polarization of Wages. Faculty of Economics Working Paper, No.59, Doshisha University, 2021.

  • Higher Education, Performance Pay, and the Polarization of Wages. ERC Discussion Paper No.E21-8, Nagoya University, 2021.

  • Urbanization and Political Redistribution. (with Tatsuaki Kuroda and Tohru Naito) Faculty of Economics Working Paper, No.58, Doshisha University, 2021.

  • Wealth Inequality and Conditionality in Cash Transfers: A Politico-Economic Approach. (with Koji Kitaura) ICES Working Paper, No.215, Hosei University, 2019.

  • Tax Competition and Fiscal Sustainability. (with Hikaru Ogawa and Toshiki Tamai) CIRJE Discussion Paper, CIRJE-F-1103, University of Tokyo, 2018.

  • Beyond the Scope of Politicians: A Growth Effect on Intergenerational Redistribution Policies in a Probabilistic Voting Model. CSCE Discussion Paper, 2017-03, Doshisha University, 2017.

  • Inequality and Conditionality in Cash Transfer: Demographic Transition and Economic Development. (with Koji Kitaura) CSCE Discussion Paper, 2015-03, Doshisha University, 2016.

  • Grandparental Child Care, Child Allowances, and Fertility. CSCE Discussion Paper, 2014-03, Doshisha University, 2014.

  • Sibling Rivalry and Fertility Dynamics in the Gift Economy. LRRC Discussion Paper, 2012-1, Doshisha University, 2012.

  • Healthy Life Expectancy, Dynamic Efficiency, and a Pareto-improving Subsidy for Long-term Care. LRRC Discussion Paper, 2011-1, Doshisha University, 2011.

  • Preferences for Redistribution in an Aging Economy. LRRC Discussion Paper, 2010-5, Doshisha University, 2011.

  • Live Longer, Work Longer: A Positive Role of Public Pensions in a Servive Economy. LRRC Discussion Paper, 2010-4, Doshisha University, 2010.

  • Does Population Aging promote Economic Growth? LRRC Discussion Paper, 2009-4, Doshisha University, 2009.

  • Progressive Taxation, Income Convergence and Economic Growth. Working Paper, No.44, Nanzan University, 2006.

  • Growth and Inequality: A Demographic Explanation. DARP Discussion Paper, No.75, STICERD, London School of Economics, 2005

  • Demographic Transition and Income Inequality in an Accidental Bequest Model. Working Paper, No.42, Nanzan University, 2003.

  • Public Pensions, Public Long-term Care, and Economic Growth. (in Japanese) Working Paper, No.40, Nanzan University, 2002.

  • Reforming Public Pensions and Unemployment Insurance: Employment and Growth in a Monopoly Union Model. Working Paper, No.39, Nanzan University, 2002.

  • Intergenerational Spillovers of Population Aging. (in Japanese) Working Paper, No.37, Nanzan University, 2001.

  • Social Security Financing and Economic Growth. (in Japanese) Working Paper, No.36, Nanzan University, 2001.



    • Presentations

  • College Completion Rates, Tuitions, and Wage Polarization, Japan Association for Applied Economics, Fukuoka University, 2023

  • Higher Education, Performance Pay, and the Polarization of Wages, Japan Association for Applied Economics, Online, 2021

  • Elderly Empowerment, Fertility, and Public Pensions, Japan Association for Applied Economics, Online, 2020

  • Urbanization and Political Redistribution, Japan Association for Applied Economics, Online, 2020

  • Tax Competition and Fiscal Sustainability, International Institute of Public Finance, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2019

  • Elderly Empowerment, Fertility, and Public Pensions, Association for Public Economic Theory, Strasbourg, France, 2019

  • Beyond the Scope of Politicians: A Growth Effect on Intergenerational Redistribution Policies in a Probabilistic Voting Model, International Institute of Public Finance, Tampere, Finland, 2018

  • Beyond the Scope of Politicians: A Growth Effect on Intergenerational Redistribution Policies in a Probabilistic Voting Model, Western Economic Association International, Newcastle, Australia, 2018

  • Beyond the Scope of Politicians: A Growth Effect on Intergenerational Redistribution Policies in a Probabilistic Voting Model, Japan Association for Applied Economics, Tokai University, 2017

  • Debt Management Reverses the Trend of Fertility Decline, Association for Public Economic Theory, Paris, France, 2017

  • Public Debt Management Reverses the Trend of Fertility Decline, Japan Association for Applied Economics, Dokkyo University, 2015

  • Grandparental Child Care, Child Allowances, and Fertility, International Institute of Public Finance, Dublin, Ireland, 2015

  • Grandparental Child Care, Child Allowances, and Fertility, Western Economic Association International, Hawaii, United States, 2015

  • A Debt Management Rule, Fertility, and Growth, Western Economic Association International, Wellington, New Zealand, 2015

  • Grandparental Child Care, Child Allowances, and Fertility, Japan Association for Applied Economics, Chuo University, 2014

  • A Debt Management Rule, Fertility, and Growth, International Institute of Public Finance, Lugano, Switzerland, 2014

  • Sibling Rivalry and Fertility Dynamics in the Gift Economy, Applied Regional Science Conference, Aomori Public College, 2012

  • Healthy Life Expectancy, Dynamic Efficiency, and a Pareto-improving Subsidy for Long-term Care, International Institute of Public Finance, Dresden, Germany, 2012

  • Healthy Life Expectancy, Dynamic Efficiency, and a Pareto-improving Subsidy for Long-term Care, Applied Regional Science Conference, Toyama University, 2011

  • Healthy Life Expectancy, Dynamic Efficiency, and a Pareto-improving Subsidy for Long-term Care, Japan Association for Applied Economics, Chukyo University, 2011

  • Live Longer, Work Longer: A Positive Role of Public Pensions in a Service Economy, Applied Regional Science Conference, Nagoya University, 2010

  • Does Population Aging promote Economic Growth?, Japanese Economic Association, Senshu University, 2009

  • Progressive Taxation, Income Convergence and Economic Growth, International Institute of Public Finance, Warwick, United Kingdom, 2007

  • Progressive Taxation, Income Convergence and Economic Growth, Japan Association for Applied Economics, Fukuoka University, 2006

  • Old Age Support In Kind, International Institute of Public Finance, Jeju, Korea, 2005

  • Fertility, Investment, and Asset Prices in an Aging Economy, Japanese Economic Association, Kyoto Sangyo University, 2005

  • Simple Criteria of Growth-Enhancing Social Security Systems, International Institute of Public Finance, Helsinki, Finland, 2002

  • Incentives and Product Variety in an Aging Economy, International Institute of Public Finance, Seville, Spain, 2000

  • Markup, Capital Accumulation and Taxes, Japanese Economic Association, University of Tokyo, 1999

  • Variety of Care Service and Optimal Subsidy Policy, Japanese Economic Association, University of Tokyo, 1999

  • Incentives and Product Variety in an Aging Economy, Japanese Economic Association, Kagawa University, 1999

  • Public Insurance for Long Term Care as a Bequest Complement, Japanese Economic Association, Ritsumeikan University, 1998

  • Moral Hazard, Dynamic Efficiency, and Social Cost of Public Service, Japanese Economic Association, Aoyama Gakuin University, 1998

  • Social Cost of Generation-Specific Public Service: Does Public Service for the Aged Enlarge Government Scale ?, Japan Association of Economics and Econometrics, Shiga University, 1997


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