Professor Takatoshi Ito recently co-authored a paper for the Geneva Reports on the World Economy titled, "Low for Long? Causes and Consequences of Persistently Low Interest Rates". The paper examines the causes and consequences of the unusual low interest rates of this period. You can access the full paper below: Low for Long? Causes and Consequences of Persistently Low Interest Rates
Mentioned Faculty
Takatoshi Ito
- Associate Director of Research; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds
- Center on Japanese Economy and Business
- Professor (by courtesy)
- Finance Division
Takatoshi Ito is one of Japan premier economists. A professor at the prestigious University of Tokyo, he is the author or co-author of several books on the Japanese and global economy. He served in the Japanese government as Deputy Vice Minister for International Finance in the Ministry of Finance and was a member of Japan’s Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy. He has been a senior advisor in the research department of the International Monetary Fund and has taught at Harvard University and the University of Minnesota.