March 18, 2008

VITA

Name                    Fukunari Kimura

                            Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University

Addresses              Office:    Faculty of Economics, Keio University

                            2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108, Japan

                            Phones: 81-3-3453-4511 ext. 23215; 81-3-5427-1578 (FAX)

                            e-mail:  fkimura@econ.keio.ac.jp

Date of Birth         May 30, 1958           Marital Status       Married       Citizenship            Japan

Academic and Professional Background

Degrees:

1991                     Doctor of Philosophy (Economics)

                            Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1990                     Master of Science (Economics)

                            Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1982                     Bachelor of Laws

                            Faculty of Law (Political Science Course), University of Tokyo

Major affiliation:

2000-                    Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University

1994-2000             Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University

1991-1994             Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, State University of New York

                             at Albany

1982-1986             Researcher at International Development Center of Japan (IDCJ)

Other appointments:

2008-                    Visiting Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER)

2006                      Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Economics and Government

                             College of Asia & Pacific, Australian National University

2004                      Visiting Scholar, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

2003-2004             Short-term consultant, World Bank

2002-2003             Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank

1999-2000             Visiting Researcher, Asia Network, Asahi Shinbun

1998-2001             Member, Advisory Group, Japanese Cooperation for Jordan

1998-2000             Consultant, World Bank Institute, The World Bank

1997-1999             Consultant, Development Research Group, The World Bank

1995-1997             Visiting Senior Researcher, Economic Research Institute,

                             Economic Planning Agency, Government of Japan

1994-2001             Research Advisor, IDCJ

1988-1991             Part-time Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Economics,

                             University of Wisconsin-Madison

1981-1982             Part-time Researcher at IDCJ

Fields of Research Interest

Primary:        International trade, development economics

Secondary:    Economic growth theory, applied microeconomics,

                   Japanese/Asian economies

Honors

First Order of King Hussain Decoration of Distinguished Service to the Country

The Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan.  August 31, 1997.

Professional Affiliation

International Economics and Finance Society

Japan Society of International Economics

Japanese Economic Association

The Japan Society of International Economics