FUJITA, Koichi
- Professor
- Division of Economic and Political Dynamics
- B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, The University of Tokyo, 1982
D. Agr. In Agricultural Economics, The University of Tokyo, 1992
Current Research Interests
- Irrigation economy in Asia
- Microfinance in rural Asia
- Rural poor and their livelihood in Asia
- Agricultural development in various countries (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar)
My major research interest is rural institutions and economic development
in Asia. In an abstract sense, rural institutions mean the various socio-economic
and cultural organizations and systems that determine how factors of production
(land, labor, and capital) are combined and function in a market. The most
fundamental question is to inquire into the relationship between such rural
institutions and economic development. My research areas are mainly Bangladesh,
India, Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos. The research methodology is to collect
primary data by doing intensive fieldwork in a limited number of villages
and to make socio-economic analysis.
My major research topics in recent years are 1) the “Green Revolution”
and its impact on the rural poor in Bangladesh; 2) efficiency and income
distribution effects of groundwater market (by tube wells) in Bangladesh
and West Bengal, India; 3) rura linformal credit markets and the Grameen
Bank in Bangladesh; 4) the growing village saving groups in Vientiane Municipality,
Laos; 5) agricultural development and the rural landless in Myanmar; 6)
the transformation of the tank irrigation system and rural economies in
Tamil Nadu, India.
Research Activities in 2006 Fiscal Year
- Publications
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- Fujita, Koichi; and Ikuko Okamoto. June, 2006. Agricultural Policies and
Development of Myanmar Agriculture: An Overview. IDE (Institute of Developing Economies) Discussion Paper No.63. 43pp
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- Activities in Academic Associations
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- Chairperson
- Name of Academic Association:Japan Association for Asian Studies
- Topic:Four Individual Presentations
- Place:Chukyo University
- Term:July 8, 2006
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