Professor Takatoshi Ito recently spoke at a Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) event, titled "The Economics of Asia" alongside with Adam Posen, president at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The Presider was Paul Sheard, chief global economist at Standard & Poor's Head of Global Economics and Research and the Introductory Speaker was Sheila A. Smith, senior fellow for Japan Studies at CFR. Video & Transcript
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Takatoshi Ito
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.