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Imai, Masami


Associate Professor of Economics
Economics Department
860.685.2155
Public Affairs Center 210

Associate Professor, East Asian Studies
East Asian Studies Program
860.685.2386
Public Affairs Center 210

BA University of Wisconsin Fond Du Lac
PHD University of California, Davis
EMAIL:
mimai@wesleyan.edu
PERSONAL HOME PAGE:
http://mimai.web.wesleyan.edu
WESLEYAN PO BOX:
 Economics Department
COURSES TAUGHT THIS SEMESTER:
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
I am currently interested in banking history of Japan, related (or connected) lending, political economy of banking regulation and supervision, and government ownership of financial institutions.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Money and Banking, Economy of Japan, and Political Economy
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS:
American Economic Association, Eastern Economic Association, American Finance Association, Japan Economic Seminar, International Society of New Institutional Economics.
AWARDS WON:
Carol A. Baker Memorial Prize for Junior Faculty Teaching and Research 2007.


OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesday 2:30 - 4:30 & by appointment
PUBLICATIONS:
http://mimai.web.wesleyan.edu/research.htm
SPECIAL ROLE IN DEPARTMENT:
Member of Associate Kyoto Program Campus Committee, Social Science Computing Committee

GRANTS:
FDIC Center for Financial Research Grant, 2008, "Real Effects of Finance: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Japan".
Mellon Summer Stipends, 2008, "Real Effects of Finance: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Japan"
Mellon Faculty Career Development Mini Grant 2005, "Related Lending and Financial Development"