Masakazu Emoto
I am a Specially Appointed Lecturer at the Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS), Hitotsubashi University. I also hold a research appointment at the Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo.
My research is in macroeconomics and public economics. I develop heterogeneous-agent models to study tax evasion and avoidance, informality, economic growth, and fiscal policy.
Current Positions
- Specially Appointed Lecturer, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University, April 2023–present
- Project Researcher, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo, July 2025–present
Previous appointment: November 2024–March 2025
Education
- Ph.D. in Economics, Kobe University, 2022
- M.A. in Economics, Kobe University, 2019
Research Interests
- Macroeconomics
- Public Economics
- Heterogeneous-Agent Models
- Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance
Grants
- Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, JSPS KAKENHI No. 24K16352, April 2024–present
- Murata Science and Education Foundation Research Grant, July 2023–June 2024
Referee Service
Macroeconomic Dynamics; Mathematical Social Sciences