Biography
Shujiro Urata is a Professor Emeritus, at Waseda University. He was a Professor of International Economics, at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University. He is currently a Senior Research Advisor, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), a Faculty Fellow at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), a Specially Appointed Fellow at the Japanese Centre for Economic Research (JCER), Visiting Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO). Professor Urata received his BA in Economics from Keio University and his MA and Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University. He is a former Research Associate at the Brookings Institution and an Economist at the World Bank. He specializes in international economics and has published a number of books and articles on international economic issues. His recent books include Achieving Inclusive Growth in the Asia Pacific, co-editor, Australian National University Press, 2020, Enhancing SME Participation in Global Value Chains, editor, Asian Development Bank Institute, 2021, and Globalization and Its Economic Consequences: Looking at APEC Economies, co-editor. Routledge, 2021.