Takatoshi Ito
Takatoshi Ito, a former Japanese deputy vice minister of finance, is a professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a senior professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo.
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How Risky Is Japan’s Monetary-Policy Normalization?
How Risky Is Japan’s Monetary-Policy Normalization?
Apr 22, 2024 Takatoshi Ito considers the implications of the central bank’s exit from negative interest rates and quantitative easing.
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Japan as Number Four
Japan as Number Four
Feb 27, 2024 Takatoshi Ito hopes the news that the economy has slipped from third place globally will serve as a wake-up call.
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When Will Japan Normalize Its Monetary Policy?
When Will Japan Normalize Its Monetary Policy?
Jan 9, 2024 Takatoshi Ito highlights the challenges the Bank of Japan faces as it prepares to raise rates and shrink its balance sheet.
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China’s Self-Inflicted Economic Wounds
China’s Self-Inflicted Economic Wounds
Nov 21, 2023 Takatoshi Ito thinks President Xi Jinping bears considerable responsibility for the country’s sharply slowing income growth.
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Can Japan Reshape Its Research Funding?
Can Japan Reshape Its Research Funding?
Oct 25, 2023 Takatoshi Ito considers what a new national endowment fund for universities will need to succeed.
