is a

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. He is a

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of the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and a

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of the

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Career

He graduated from the Faculty of Economics,

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in 1973 and from the Graduate School of Economics in the same institute in 1975. He earned a Ph.D from

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in 1979. He served as Deputy Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs from 1999 to 2001. A renowned expert in the 1997 Asian financial crisis, his current research focuses on international monetary policy for which he advocates increased regional integration to prevent similar crises in the future. His views have been published in some of the world's most influential media, such as

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. Ito was reportedly short-listed for the position of Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) following

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's second election as

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(the position ultimately went to Haruhiko Kuroda). Ito is also an affiliated faculty member of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University.

Selected publications

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References

External links

Web site

Faculty profile
at Columbia University
Faculty profile
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