Motoshige ITOH is a Professor Emeritus at The University of Tokyo. He was professor of economics at the Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo, April 1996 through March 2016 and was the dean of the graduate school of Economics, the University of Tokyo, Oct. 2007 through Sept. 2009. In addition, he was professor at Gakushuin University, April 2016 through March 2022. He has been in various positions advising prime minister as well as Japanese government organizations. From 2013 to January 2019, he was serving as a member of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy. He received B.A. of Economics from the University of Tokyo in 1974 and Ph.D. of Economics from the University of Rochester in 1979.
During early period of academic career he published various papers in international leading journals such as Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, and Journal of Economic Theory. Later he was more involved in policy issues in Japan and published more than 40 books on various aspects of policy issues. He regularly writes for several newspapers and magazines.