CV
Hirotaka Fukui
Ph.D. Student in Economics, Kobe University
Current Position
Ph.D. Student, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, Apr. 2024 - present
- Advisors: Shigeto Kitano, Yoichi Matsubayashi,
- Fields: International Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Macro-Finance
Education
M.A. in Economics, Kobe University, Japan, 2024.
B.A. in Language and Area Studies (Africa), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan, 2022.
Working Papers
(Under preparation)
Business cycle fluctuations in Sub-Saharan African macroeconomic time series
Trade shocks and macroeconomic fluctuations in Africa. A Replication Study of Kose and Riezman (Journal of Development Economics, 2001)
High Volatility in Consumption for Africa: Role of Food Import Dependence
Aggregate Fluctuations in Sub-Saharan African Economies: The role of Informality
Exporting Crude, Importing Petroleum: The Sources of Volatility in African Oil Producers
Natural Disasters and High Volatility in Consumption in Low-Income Countries
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, Kobe University
- Advanced Macroeconomics I (Ph.D., Prof. Tetsugen Haruyama), 2024 Q3
- Econometrics (Undergraduate, Prof. Yoichi Matsubayashi), Spring 2024, 2025
- Intermediate Macroeconomics (Undergraduate, Profs. Tetsugen Haruyama & Agata Wierzbowska), Spring 2025
- Economic Statistics (Undergraduate, Prof. Yoichi Matsubayashi), Fall 2024, 2025
- Programming & Economic Analysis (Undergraduate, Prof. Tetsugen Haruyama), Fall 2024
- Advanced Macroeconomics I (Ph.D., Prof. Kazuharu Yanagimoto), 4Q 2025
- Advanced Macroeconomics IV (Ph.D., Prof. Kazuharu Yanagimoto), Fall 2025
Presentations & Seminars (* Scheduled)
2025: Economics Workshop for Young Economists, Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University, Spring Conference of the Japan Society of International Economics, 2025 Princeton Initiative (Selected participant), JSIE Next Generation Workshop, 20th Macroeconomics Conference for Young Economists*
Fellowships and Awards
- JST SPRING Fellowship, JST, 2024–present
- Prioritized Research Funds, Kobe University, 2025.
- Grant for Publication of Research Results, Kobe University, 2025.
Other Activities
- Completed, IMF 19th Macroeconomist Training Program, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in cooperation with JICA, 2024
- Completed, KOBE HPC Summer School, cosponsored by Kobe University, University of Hyogo, and RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS), 2024
- Selected participant, 2025 Princeton Initiative, Princeton University, Bendheim Center for Finance, 2025
- Completed, 2025 Macrofinance Online Summer School, Princeton University, Bendheim Center for Finance, 2025
Programming and Skills
- Languages: Japanese, English, French
- Programming: MATLAB, Julia, Python, R, Fortran, C, Stata
Professional Memberships
- Japan Society of International Economics
- Japanese Economic Association
- Japan Society of Monetary Economics
- Econometric Society
- American Economic Association
Service
- Chair of the Executive Committee, The Student Council of the Graduate School of Economics, Kobe U, Apr. 2024-Mar. 2025