Ph.D. in Economics, University of Nottingham, England, U.K., Dec. 2002

Humanities & social sciences, Economic policy

Economic Growth and Infant Mortality in Developing Countries
Akira Nishiyama
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, Sep. 2011, Refereed, Not invited

Exploring Suicide in Japan: In the Light of Mental Illness and Socioeconomic Factors
SFC Discussion Paper 2010-004, Nov. 2010, Not refereed, Not invited
Lead

Female Schooling and Economic Development
SFC Discussion Paper 2009-010, Nov. 2009, Not refereed, Not invited
Lead

Some international evidence on poverty alleviation and economic growth
Michael Bleaney; Akira Nishiyama
European Journal of Development Research, Dec. 2004, Refereed, Not invited

Income inequality and growth - does the relationship vary with the income level?
M Bleaney; A Nishiyama
ECONOMICS LETTERS, Sep. 2004, Refereed, Not invited

Convergence in Income Inequality: Differences Between Advanced and Developing Countries
Michael Bleaney and Akira Nishiyama
Economics Bulletin, May 2003, Refereed, Not invited

Economic Growth and Income Inequality
Michael Bleaney and Akira Nishiyama
CREDIT Research Paper 02/28, Dec. 2002, Not refereed, Not invited

Essays on the Empirics of Economic Growth, Ph.D. thesis, School of Economics, University of Nottingham, England, United Kingdom (December 2002).
Ph.D. thesis, Dec. 2002, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Explaining growth: A contest between models
M Bleaney; A Nishiyama
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, Mar. 2002, Refereed, Not invited

Is Schooling the Best Proxy for Human Capital?: In the Context of Cross-Country Growth Regressions
MSc. dissertation, Sep. 1998, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

父
三田評論, Aug. 2008, Not refereed, Invited
Lead

無敵・素敵・SFC（SFCのこれからを考える；インタビュー記事）
KEIO SFC REVIEW, 30 Jul. 2006, Not refereed, Invited
Lead

Book Review on The Mystery of Economic Growth, by Elhanan Helpman (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004)
World Economy, Jun. 2005, Not refereed, Invited
Lead

Book Review on Inequality and Growth: Theory and Policy Implications, by Theo S. Eicher and Stephen J. Turnovsky (MIT Press, 2003)
A Nishiyama
World Economy, Jul. 2004, Not refereed, Invited
Lead

Book Review on Schooling and the Quality of Human Capital, by Ludger Wößmann (Springer, 2002)
A Nishiyama
World Economy, Aug. 2003, Not refereed, Invited
Lead

Economic Growth, Income Distribution and Poverty: Time-series and Cross-country Evidence from the Franc Zone Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, pp.143-165, in David Fielding (ed.), Macroeconomic Policy in the Franc Zone
Michael Bleaney; Akira Nishiyama, Contributor, Michael Bleaney and Akira Nishiyama
Palgrave Macmillan, Dec. 2005, Not refereed

Panelist "Comprehensive LIVE Discussion"
Akira Nishiyama
Reiwa 5th academic year Nihon University SDGs Symposium, Mar. 2024, Invited

Lecture video "Global SDGs strategy for nutritional improvement and poverty reduction in the world where "obesity epidemic" and undernutrition coexist"
Akira Nishiyama
Reiwa 5th academic year Nihon University SDGs Symposium, Feb. 2024, Invited

Panelist "LIVE Discussion"
Akira Nishiyama
The Symposium on a Joint Research between Nihon University and University of Health Sciences 2022 - Economic Effects of Telemedicine and Nutritional Management in Lao PDR, Jan. 2022, Nihon University, School of Dentistry, Invited

Obesity Prevention, Nutrition Improvement and Economic Development: Policy Proposals to Lao PDR and the Other ASEAN Countries
Akira Nishiyama
The Symposium on a Joint Research between Nihon University and University of Health Sciences 2022 - Economic Effects of Telemedicine and Nutritional Management in Lao PDR, Jan. 2022, Nihon University, School of Dentistry, Invited

第２回「ビジネスを通して考える貧困問題～バングラデシュの貧困問題への持続的なアプローチ～」
講演会シリーズ『貧困問題の本質とは何か？』, Jun. 2013, 慶應義塾高等学校, Invited

第１回「教育現場から考える貧困問題～アフリカ・タンザニアの中学校教員が見た貧困の素顔～」
講演会シリーズ『貧困問題の本質とは何か？』, Jun. 2013, カンボジア・プロジェクト、慶應義塾高等学校, Invited

When Does Growth Save the Poor?: Reexamining the Wealthier-Healthier Paradigm
現代経済学研究会セミナー, Nov. 2007, 現代経済学研究会、東北大学 大学院経済学研究科, Invited

When Does Growth Save the Poor?: Reexamining the Wealthier-Healthier Paradigm
日本経済学会 秋季大会, Sep. 2007, 日本経済学会, Not invited

When Does Growth Save the Poor?: Reexamining the Wealthier-Healthier Paradigm
夏の合同研究会：The Summer Workshop on Economic Theory, Aug. 2007, 北海道大学 大学院経済学研究科, Invited

When Does Growth Save the Poor?: Reexamining the Wealthier-Healthier Paradigm
マクロ経済学研究会2007年コンファレンス（京都大学・大阪大学共同主催）, Jul. 2007, 京都大学・大阪大学共同主催, Invited

Comments on ‘“Aid Proliferation and Economic Growth” by Hidemi Kimura, Yasuyuki Sawada and Yuko Mori’
RIETI International Workshop on “Economics of Foreign Aid”、経済産業研究所、東京, Jul. 2007, RIETI、経済産業研究所、東京, Invited

When Does Growth Save the Poor?: Reexamining the Wealthier-Healthier Paradigm
大阪市立大学 経済学部 金曜セミナー, May 2007, 大阪市立大学 大学院経済学研究科, Invited

Comments on ‘“Finance, Inequality and the Poor” by Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüc-Kunt, Ross Levine’
Policy Options and Challenges for Developing Asia: Perspectives from the IMF and Asia, Apr. 2007, IMF・JBIC共同主催, Invited

Growth Empirics: Inequality, Poverty and Sub-Saharan Africa
大阪市立大学 経済学部 金曜セミナー, Jun. 2003, 大阪市立大学 大学院経済学研究科, Invited

Economic Growth and Income Inequality
マクロ経済学研究会2003年京都コンファレンス, Feb. 2003, マクロ経済学研究会、京都大学 大学院経済学研究科, Invited

Oct. 2005 - Present
日本国際経済学会

Oct. 2003 - Present
日本経済学会

Oct. 2009 - Mar. 2014
湘南藤沢学会