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KISHI MichioProfessor
- Specialty
- Public economy, public management, and labor policy
Profile
I was born in Fukuoka Prefecture. I studied at a graduate school in the U.S. after working for a private company. I took up a post at Ritsumeikan University in AY2000.
Research /
educational interests
My research themes include how factors and causes of low birth rate in Japan can be resolved, such as long working hours, polarization of regular and non-regular workers in employment, concentration of burdens of raising children and work on women, being unbalanced in income and expenses for raising children including educational costs in households.
In recent years, I have been conducting a study on how employment of people with disabilities can be advanced through public procurement, and have also been interested in public contracts and minimum wages.
Message
The birthrate has been declining, and the population has been aging in Japan for a long time. Similar phenomena have been occurring in other countries as well. Being faced with these challenges, what policies are required to maintain the nation's economic vitality? How should the roles of the public and private sectors be divided? What public-private partnerships are necessary?
If you are interested in studying these issues, please join the Community and Regional Policy Studies course at Ritsumeikan University’s College of Policy Science.
Keyword
declining birthrate, aging population, non-regular employment, public procurement, employment of people with disabilities, minimum wages, living wage, public contracts