Akihiko Matsui | |
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Native name | 松井 彰彦 |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan |
August 28, 1962
Nationality | Japanese |
Institution |
University of Tokyo University of Tsukuba University of Pennsylvania VCASI |
Field |
Game Theory Information Economics Monetary theory |
Alma mater |
University of Tokyo (B.A. 1985) Northwestern University (Ph.D. 1990) |
Doctoral advisor |
Itzhak Gilboa |
Influences | Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara |
Awards | Nakahara Prize (2007) |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
Akihiko Matsui (松井 彰彦 Matsui Akihiko, born August 28, 1962) is a Japanese economist. He is a professor at the University of Tokyo.
Matsui was born on August 28, 1962, in Tokyo, Japan. He is the nephew of Hideyuki Fujisawa who was a professional Go player.
He received a B.A. from University of Tokyo in 1985 and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1990.
From 1990 to 1994, he taught at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1994 to 2001, he taught at the University of Tsukuba (joint appointment with University of Tokyo, 1998-2001). He then taught at the University of Tokyo.