Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB and the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal article. Read the full article here.
Trump’s Trade Math Ignores a Major Export: American Services. (Wall Street Journal, 4/10/2025)
Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB and the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, was recently quoted in an NPR interview discussing the ongoing impact of Trump's tariffs on the economy.
The segment, titled “How Trump's Tariffs Are Shaping the Economy,” explores how these trade policies have influenced economic dynamics.
Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB and the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, was featured in a Columbia Business Insights article discussing the implications of trade policies during Trump's administration.
Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership, co-authored a book titled Misery Beneath the Miracle in East Asia, published by Cornell University Press.
Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, wrote the article “U.S.-China Trade: What Voters Need to Know Before Heading to the Polls” for Columbia Business Insights | 2024 Election Special Edition.
The article discusses trade policies, inviting voters to consider whether current trade policies are serving them and the country well, and references Professor Weinstein’s research related to the paper he co-authored titled “Trade Protection, Stock-Market Returns, and Welfare.”
We are proud to share that on October 25, 2024, the Eagle on the World Award was given by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York (JCCI) at JCCI’s 40th Annual Dinner Gala to Professor David E. Weinstein, the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University and Director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School.
Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB's Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, and professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, wrote the Project Syndicate article "Japan After Kishida."
Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, appeared on Bloomberg and discussed his views on the Bank of Japan’s policy and the outlook for the economy.
Professor David E. Weinstein, CJEB's Director, co-authored a paper titled "Codification, Technology Absorption, and the Globalization of the Industrial Revolution." The paper explores Japan's massive public investments in codifying technical knowledge to explain why it was unique among non-Western countries in industrializing in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB's Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, and professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, wrote the Project Syndicate article "The Bank of Japan's Go-Slow Policy Normalization." Professor Ito discusses the Bank of Japan's cautious approach to monetary policy normalization, stating, "The Bank of Japan has consistently sent the message that its monetary-policy normalization will be cautious and data-dependent.
Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, appeared on Bloomberg and discussed his views on the Bank of Japan’s likely reduction in government bond purchases.
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino spoke in a panel titled, “Evolving Monetary Policy in Japan and the United States,” at the annual Tokyo conference held by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business on June 4, 2024. Japan Times included a quote from the panel session in the article, “BOJ weighs reducing bond buys as early as June meeting,”
Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, was quoted in the Bloomberg article “BOJ May Raise Rates Two More Times in 2024, Columbia’s Ito Says.” He discusses how, “the Bank of Japan may raise interest rates two more times this year, but it should refrain from responding directly to the weak yen.”
Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, appeared on Reuters and discussed the potential reasoning behind Japanese authorities' intervention in the foreign exchange market.
Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, wrote the article “Path to Japan’s Economic Revival: Productivity Stagnation, Escape Still Far Away” for Nikkei.
The article was published in Japanese and discusses the impact of Japan’s declining birth rate on the slowing growth rate, the productivity gap with the U.S. widening, and the delays in utilizing women in the workforce.
