【研究】Curriculum Vitae
24 October 2023
[CONTACT INFORMATION]
Name: Jun SAITO
Address: 3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan, 261-8545
Telephone: 043-299-9641
Email: Jun_Saito[at]ide.go.jp
[EDUCATION]
Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
Ph.D., Economics, September 2014.
Concentrations: Developing Economy, Corporate Finance
Dissertation: The Role of Business Groups in Philippine Corporate Finance
M.A., Economics, March 2001.
Concentrations: Banking Industry
Thesis: Profit Efficiency of the Philippine Banking Industry
B.A, Economics, March 1999
- Lecturer, Sophia University, Middle Eastern Economies, 2020.
- Lecturer, Meiji University, Middle Eastern Economies, 2019 – present.
- Lecturer, Toyo University, Macro Economics, 2016 – present.
- Lecturer, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Middle Eastern Economies, 2008 – 2013.
- Lecturer, Rikkyo University, Principles of Economics, 2007 – 2009.
- Associate Senior Researcher, Area Studies Center, Institute Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), 2011 – present.
- Visiting Researcher, United Arab Emirates University, 2013 – 2015.
- Researcher, Area Studies Center, Institute Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), 2006 – 2011.
Corporate finance, Family Business, Banking industry, Islamic finance, Financial market
2021 Dec - 2022 Mar 2021 International Economic Research Project on the Development of an Integrated Domestic and International Economic Growth Strategy
Funding Agency: Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI)
Title: Analysis of response measures in the Middle East and North Africa region in view of the changing economic and social situation in the region
Role: Research Contributor
2021 Apr - 2023 Mar 2021 Grants for foreign affairs and security research projects
Funding Agency: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Title: Beyond US-China relations: the Indo-Pacific strategy of 'pivot state Japan' in building a free and open regional order
Role: Research Contributor
2020 Apr - 2023 Mar 2021 Grants for foreign affairs and security research projects
Funding Agency: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Title: Japan's options in an era of inter-system competition
Role: Research Contributor
2018 Apr - 2023 Mar Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Funding Agency: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Project number: 18K11835
Title: Co-movement of the stock prices in Gulf Arab markets and their financial inflow markets
Role: Principal Investigator
- "Investment and Trade Promotion Policies: Gulf and Japan’s Non-energy Sector Interdependence," in Japan and the Middle East : Foreign Policies and Interdependence, ed. Satoru Nakamura and Steven Wright, Palgrave Macmillan, chapter 10, pp.269-295, March 2023.
- "Gulf-Japan Ties, Beyond the Energy Sectors,"(co-writing with Narayanappa Janardhan) in The Arab Gulf's Pivot to Asia. From Transactional to Strategic Partnerships, eds. Narayanappa Janardhan, Gerlach Press, pp.49-64, September 2020.
- "Gulf-Japan Ties Beyond the Energy Sector" (co-writing with Narayanappa Janardhan), Emirates Diplomatic Academy Insight, July 2019.
- "Boards of Directors and Bank Performance in the United Arab Emirates," IDE Discussion Papers No.583, March 2016.
- "Contribution of, and Issues Faced by, Japanese Companies in UAE Economic Development: A Comparison with South Korea," in The Middle East Turmoil and Japanese Response, ed. Hitoshi Suzuki, IDE-JETRO, 2013.
- "The Production Technology of Philippine Domestic Banks in the Pre-Asian Crisis Periods: Estimation of Cost Function in the 1990-96 Period," (co-writing with Hidenobu Okuda) Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics 42(2), pp.81-101, December 2001.
- "Strategies for economic growth and diversification in the post-COVID19 era," (commentator) Online Workshop on Japan’s Role for Regional Stability and Economic Development in the Middle East, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), Tokyo; Japan, 1-2 February 2021.
- "Japan’s roles for Sustainable Economic Growth in Middle Eastern countries," International Symposium on Japan and the Middle East: Toward Sustainable Development and Regional Stability, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), Tokyo; Japan, 29 January 2020.
- "Gulf-Japan economic relations and corporate sector," Private International Symposium on Japan and the Middle East: Toward Sustainable Development and Regional Stability, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington D. C.; the USA, 13 January 2020.
- "Gulf and Japan non-energy sector economic relations," Comparative Studies of Islamic Areas: New Actors, Fresh Angles in Waseda University, Tokyo; Japan, September 2018.
- "The Role of the Board of Directors in Companies in Gulf Arab Countries," Autumn Conference of Japan Society of Monetary Economics at Kagoshima University, Kagoshima; Japan, September 2017.
- "Stock Market Contagion through the Remittance: the Experience of the GCC, Asia and Arab Countries," Autumn Conference of Japan Association for Asian Studies, Kitakyushu; Japan, November 2016.
- "Board Directors and Bank Performance in the United Arab Emirates," Spring Conference of Japan Society of Monetary Economics at Musashi University, Tokyo; Japan, May 2016.
- "Economic Relations between Japan and the GCC States," Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research Symposium, A New Paradigm in Korea-GCC Economic Cooperation＠ECSSR Building, Abu Dhabi; United Arab Emirates, June 2012.
- "Analysis of Efficiency of Bahraini Banking Sector," Autumn Conference of Japan Society of Monetary Economics at Kobe University, Kobe; Japan, September 2010.
