Masahiko Aoki

Research Interests: The theory of the firm, Japanese economy, comparative economic institutions.
Current Research: Why do different institutional arrangements develop in different economies and what are their implications?
Teaching Interests: Modern firm: theory and practice, the Japanese economy, comparative analysis of institutions and organizations.

Professor Aoki is the Henri and Tomoye Professor of Japanese Studies and Professor of Economics. He is also the Director-General of the Research Institute of the Misnistry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Government of Japan (part-time) His research interests include: comparative institutional analysis, corporate governance, and the Japanese economy. Currently he is researching why different institutional arragements develop in various economies and how they change, particularly in response to the development of information technology and the globalization of markets.