Profile
| Name | Yoshihiko Kadoya, PhD |
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| Post | Distinguished Professor of Hiroshima University Director, Hiroshima Institute of Health Economics Research (HiHER) Project Leader, Hiroshima University Cutting-Edge International Research Project Professor of Economics, Hiroshima University Member, Hiroshima Research Center for Healthy Aging (HiHA) Member, Project Research Center For Epidemiological & Mega-Data Analysis of New Research Area Member, HiCRic, Hiroshima University Associate Member (Economics), Science Council of Japan |
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Degree
PhD, University of Sydney（Oct, 2011）
Academic Employment
| Nov 2021- | Distinguished Professor of Hiroshima University |
| Apr 2020- | Professor, Economics Program, Hiroshima University |
| Apr 2019- | Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hiroshima University |
| Dec 2018- Nov 2021 | Distinguished Researcher of Hiroshima University |
| Mar 2017- Mar 2018 | Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University |
| Oct 2016- | Director, Hiroshima Institute of Health Economics Research (HiHER), Hiroshima University |
| Apr 2016- Mar 2019 | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hiroshima University |
| Oct 2015- Mar 2016 | Designated Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics/ PhD Professional Office, Nagoya University |
| Apr 2013- Sep 2015 | Lecturer, Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University |
| Jun 2011- Mar 2013 | Assistant Professor, ISER, Osaka University |
| Jan 2011- May 2011 | Research Fellow, Business School, University of Sydney |
Public Services
| Oct 2020-Sep 2026 | Associate Member, Science Council of Japan |
| May 2019- July 2021 | Research Member, Life Management Research Group, Japan Institute of Life Insurance |
| Aug 2017- Mar 2018 | Committee Member, Marketing Research on Care Industry in Thailand, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) |
| 2015-2016 | Committee Member, Policy on Cohesive Society, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan |
| Oct 2014- Jan 2017 | Research Member, Financial/ Insrance Literacy Research Group, Japan Institute of Life Insurance |
| Oct 2014- Aug 2016 | Project Member, “A Socioeconomic Analysis of Households in Environments Characterized by Aging Population and Low Birth Rates,” Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industri (RIETI) |
| 2006 | Facilitator, Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan |
| 2006 | Facilitator, Ship for World Youth Program (SWY), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan |
| 2005 | Facilitator, the 21st Century Renaissance Youth Leaders Inviattion Program, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan |
| 2003 | Staff (post-program activities), Ship for World Youth Program (SWY), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan |
| 2002 | Administrative Staff, Ship for World Youth Program (SWY), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan |
University Services (selected)
| Apr 2021- Mar 2023 | Assistant to the President of Hiroshima University |
| Apr 2020- Mar 2022 | Admission and Curriculum Coordinator of Economics Program |
Research Interests
Yoshihiko Kadoya’s research fields are Health Economics, Household Economics, and Public Policy. In these fields, he has broad range of interrelated research interests that include:
- Market design for long-term care provision: sustainability and quality assurance
- Economics of aging and lont-term care: individual and household decision-making and its impact on public financing
- International comparison: OECD members plus other East Asian nations