is an

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specializing in

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and the

economy of ancient Greece The economy of ancient Greece was defined largely by the region's dependence on imported goods. As a result of the poor quality of Greece's soil, agricultural trade was of particular importance. The impact of limited crop production was somewhat ...

. Amemiya is the Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics (emeritus) and a professor of classics at

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. He is a Fellow of the

Econometric Society The Econometric Society is an international society of academic economists interested in applying statistical tools in the practice of econometrics. It is an independent organization with no connections to societies of professional mathematicians o ...

, the

American Statistical Association The American Statistical Association (ASA) is the main professional organization for statisticians and related professionals in the United States. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 27, 1839, and is the second-oldest continuous ...

and the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and other ...

(1985).

Education

*B.A., 1958, Social Science,

International Christian University is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka, Tokyo. With the efforts of Prince Takamatsu, General Douglas MacArthur, and Bank of Japan, BOJ Governor Hisato Ichimada, ICU was established in 1949 as the first liberal arts coll ...

, Tokyo, Japan *M.A., 1961, Economics,

American University The American University (AU or American) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Its main campus spans 90-acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, in the Spri ...

, Washington, DC *Ph.D., 1964, Economics,

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

, Baltimore, Maryland

Honors and awards

* U.S. Scientist Award,

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation () is a foundation that promotes international academic cooperation between scientists and scholars from Germany and abroad. Established by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, it is funded by t ...

, 1988 * Fellowship, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1989 * Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, 1975–1976 * Ford Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 1963–1965

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1935 births Living people Academics from Tokyo Japanese economists 20th-century American economists American econometricians International Christian University alumni American University alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Stanford University Department of Economics faculty Academic staff of Hitotsubashi University Fellows of the Econometric Society Fellows of the American Statistical Association Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences American academics of Japanese descent Japanese emigrants to the United States {{Japan-economist-stub