Professor

Ichiro Sugimoto

Profile

Faculty of International Liberal Arts Department of International Liberal Arts

Graduate School of Graduate School of Economics Economics Major

Specialized Field	Quantitative economic history (historical economic statistical estimation and empirical analysis), Southeast Asian economic history (British colonial period: Singapore, Malaya, Burma)
Research theme	Long-term historical economic statistical estimation and empirical analysis in Southeast Asian countries
Subjects in charge	Basic Seminar I-II, Introductory Statistics, Poverty and Development, History and Theory of World Economy, Seminar I-III, Capstones, International Fieldwork
Main career, work history, and academic background	1991 Graduated Faculty of Economics at Soka University 1997 Master of Arts (MA) from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia 2009 Ph.D. (Economics) from the Graduate School of the University of Malaya, Malaysia 1995-97 Tuter, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Malaya 1997-2000 Adjunct Faculty, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Malaya 1998-2009 Served as a member of the working group for the research project "Estimating the GDP of British Malaya" led by Prince Rajnath R. Perak (Assistant Chancellor of the University of Malaya) 2000-2009 Senior Research Assistant, Institute of Asia-Europe Studies, University of Malaya 2009- Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Soka University
Message	"Hendak seribu daya, Tak hendak seribu dalih" (If you truly desire to achieve something, a thousand powers arise. But if not, there are a thousand excuses. -Malay proverb-

Specialized Field	Quantitative Economic History
Research theme	Historical economic statistics and empirical analysis Target area British Malaya British Burma
research content	I spent approximately 18 years as a graduate student, faculty member and researcher at the National University of Malaya, where I conducted research on the quantitative economic history of British Malaya (present-day Malaysia and Singapore). From 1998 to 1999, I was a member of the historical GDP estimation project for pre-war Malaysia, led by Raja Nazrin, Crown Prince of Perak and Assistant Chancellor of the University of Malaya, where I was mainly involved in collecting materials from the British colonial period and creating a management and estimation database. In my personal research, I have also conducted analysis of colonial administration and finance in British Malaya, historical GDP estimation for Singapore under British rule, and empirical analysis of long-term economic growth. I am currently conducting empirical analysis of economic growth and business fluctuations in Singapore under British rule in the 19th century, as well as research on the development of social capital and government fiscal behavior in the port city of Rangoon during the British colonial period.
Research and Education Policy	Using the Blue Book, which records various statistics on socio-economic activities in former British colonies, and other materials, I would like to work with researchers around the world to estimate the historical GDP of Asia and Africa and conduct empirical analysis using this data. As for my educational policy, I would like to learn from different perspectives how to study the dynamically changing Asian region.
Message	I believe that graduate school is a valuable opportunity to experience the joy of "seeking truth and creating value." I hope that you will take on many challenges and make them your own assets.

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