Member, Science Council of Japan
Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry
Senior Research Fellow, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance
Visiting Professor, Statistical Research and Training Institute
Visiting Researcher, Research Institute of Capital Formation,Development Bank of Japan
Research Associate, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
About my research
My research topic is analysis of household behavior. I am mainly interested in determination of household consumption, but my interests also cover topics such as female labor supply, family formation, and intra-household resource allocation. Most of my papers use official statistics, and the quality of Japanese governmental data was examined there. Now, I am conducting a new survey for household consumption.
Selected publications
Melvin Stephens Jr. and Takashi Unayama (2019) “Estimating the Impacts of Program Benefits: Using Instrumental Variables with Underreported and Imputed Data ” (with Melvin Stephens, Jr.) Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 101(3), pp.468-475.
David Cashin and Takashi Unayama (2016) “Measuring Intertemporal Substitution in Consumption: Evidence from a VAT Increase in Japan” Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 98, pp. 285-297.
Melvin Stephens Jr. and Takashi Unayama (2011) “The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits,” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 3, pp. 86-118.