Graduate School Program

Takashi YAMANO

Degrees:

• B.S., Department of Agricultural Engineering, Hokkaido University (1993)
• M.S., Department of Agricultural Economics, Hokkaido University (1995)
• Ph.D., Department of Economics and Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University (1999)

Career:

• Visiting Assistant Professor, Michigan State University (2000)
• Consultant, Development Research Group, World Bank (2001-2002)
• Faculty Fellow, FASID Graduate Program and Associate Professor, GRIPS (2002-2008)
• Professorial Fellow, FASID Graduate Program and Professor, GRIPS (2008-)

Current Research Interests:

　1. Data collection and analysis of panel data of East African rural households and villages.

　2. Studies on agricultural productivity of East African agriculture.

　3. Studies on schooling in rural areas of East Africa.

　4. Impacts of HIV/AIDS on education and household welfare in rural areas of East Africa.

Publications and Awards