Bachelor: Shiga University, 1986

Master: Kobe University, 1988

Ph.D.: Nagoya University, 1996.

Research Fellow, Faculty of Econo-informatics, Himeji Dokkyo University, 1989-91

Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, 1990-91

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Econo-informatics, Himeji Dokkyo University, 1991-94

Associate Professor, Faculty of Econo-informatics, Himeji Dokkyo University, 1994-95.

Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Nagoya University, 1995-96.

Associate Professor, School of Economics, Nagoya University, 1996-2000

Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, 1998

Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 1999

Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, 2000

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University, 2000-2004

Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University, 2004-present

Project-based Faculty, Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, 2003- 2005

Japan Society of Household Economics, Encouragement Prize, 1999

Kinyu Journal, Excellent Paper Prize, 2001

National Federation of Credit Guarantee Corporation, the 50th Anniversary Excellent Paper Prize, 2001