Professor Shujiro Urata from Waseda University will examine the current state of the region in regards to the economic integration of the Asia-Pacific, including the ongoing TPP negotiations and Japan's foreign economic policy. Professor Urata graduated from Keio University in 1973 with a BA in Economics. He received his MA and PhD in Economics from Stanford University in 1976 and 1978, respectively. He specializes in international economics and the economics of development. He formerly served as a Research associate at the Brookings Insititution, an Economist for the World Bank, in research and advisory positions including senior adviser for the Indonesian government, and as a consultant for the World Bank, OECD,  the Asian Development Bank, and the Japanese government. He currently serves as a Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University. 

Lecture will be followed by a small reception.

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