Masaki Tanaka

Current Position

Affiliation

Economist,
Research and Statistics Department, Bank of Japan

E-mail

masaki.tanaka-2 [at] boj.or.jp

Work Experience

Jul. 2025	–	current	Economist, Research and Statistics Department, Bank of Japan
Jul. 2020	–	Jul. 2021	Economist, Financial Markets Department, Bank of Japan
Apr. 2017	–	Jul. 2020	Economist, Monetary Affairs Department, Bank of Japan
Jan. 2016	–	Apr. 2017	Economist, Shimonoseki Branch, Bank of Japan
Apr. 2015	–	Jan. 2016	Economist, Research and Statistics Department, Bank of Japan

Education

Aug. 2025			Ph.D. in Economics Washington University in St. Louis (U.S.) Dissertation: Essays on Macroeconomics Chair: Yongseok Shin Other Advisors: Ping Wang Juan M. Sanchez Gaetano Antinolfi Marcus Berliant
Aug. 2023			M.A. in Economics Washington University in St. Louis (U.S.)
Mar. 2015			B.A. in Economics University of Tokyo (Japan) Advisors: Tsutomu Watanabe Daisuke Oyama

Teaching Experience

Topics in Growth and Development (Washington University in St. Louis, Spring 2024)
- Instructor: Ping Wang
- Advanced undergraduate level. Teaching Assistant.
Quantitative Macroeconomic Theory (Washington University in St. Louis, Fall 2023)
- Instructor: Juan M. Sanchez
- Ph.D. level. Teaching Assistant.
Labor and the Economy (Washington University in St. Louis, Fall 2023)
- Instructor: Maria Canon
- Undergraduate level. Teaching Assistant.

Other Academic Activity

Research Assistant for Ping Wang (Washington University in St. Louis)
- Jan. 2024 – May 2024

Paper Review
- Paper Reviewer for Economics Graduate Student Conference 2023, 2024 (macroeconomics and financial economics sections)

Research Interests and Research Themes

Research Interests

Macroeconomics, Monetary economics, Price theory, Macro-finance

Research Themes

Monetary and fiscal policy, Inflation dynamics, Economic agents’ expectations formations, Term structure of interest rates, Demographics and economic growth

Research Achievements

For my research achievements, see the following link.