Winner's List
| 6th | Winner | Noriyoshi YANASE |
| Affiliation | Professor, Keio University | |
| Reasons for selection | Professor Yanase has conducted researches on how retirement benefits and corporate pension plans are related to corporate finance and corporate behavior. Despite its practical importance in Japan, few researchers in the world have tackled such distinctive field. He has steadily made unique works, and we expect his further achievements in the future. | |
| Winner | Katsushi SUZUKI | |
| Affiliation | Professor, Hitotsubashi University | |
| Reasons for selection | Professor Suzuki has conducted thought-provoking research on important topics in finance, not only from an academic perspective but also from a practical one, including analysis of the relationship between shareholder perks and Firm value that is unique to Japan, and analysis of CEO succession. Considering his remarkable achievements, we look forward his further achievements in the future. | |
| 5th | Winner | Taisuke NAKATA |
| Affiliation | Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo | |
| Reasons for selection |
Associate Professor Nakata has conducted high quality researches focusing on important and timely topics--including analysis on changes in monetary policy effects and effects of uncertainty to the economy under the zero-interest rate lower bound. He has consistently generated valuable research outputs which are expected to be well applied to the pension investment management practices. In addition, he has recently worked on topics on the change factors of equilibrium yield curves under the zero-interest rate lower bound, which are expected to make further contributions to the field of finance. |
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| 4th | Winner | Alexis Akira TODA |
| Affiliation | Associate Professor, University of California San Diego | |
| Reasons for selection |
Dr. Toda has made distinguished contribution in mathematical economics and finance. Especially he has written many papers on power law, which naturally emerges in dynamic general equilibrium models with heterogenous agents. His central research interests lies in general equilibrium theory and its applications especially in finance and macroeconomics. We expect his further achievements in the future. |
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| 3rd | Winner | Motohiro YOGO |
| Affiliation | Professor, Princeton University | |
| Reasons for selection |
For his experties in finance, insurance and econometrics. He has remarkable achievements in asset pricing theory and roles of insurance companies and investment companies in the economy. |
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| 2nd | Winner | Yoshio NOZAWA |
| Affiliation | Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Board | |
| Reasons for selection | For valuable works for comprehensive approach to corporate bonds spread and expected to advance corporate bonds pricing theory. | |
| 1st | Winner | Tatsuyoshi OKIMOTO |
| Affiliation | Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Visiting Associate Professor, International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University |
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| Reasons for selection | For valuable works for portfolio management through internationally diversified investment |