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Tomoki Fuji is a leading scholar in development and environmental economics, internationally recognized for his quantitative research on poverty, applied econometrics, and policy evaluation across Asia and beyond.
Combines rigorous quantitative and econometric methods with field-based and policy-relevant research, influencing development policy and practice across Asia; recognized for methodological innovation in poverty mapping and targeting, and for impactful collaborations with international organizations (World Bank, ADB, UN WFP); strong record of research leadership, editorial service, and interdisciplinary engagement.
Focused research areas include Poverty and vulnerability measurement; spatial disaggregation and targeting; impacts of infrastructure and policy interventions (e.g., electrification, education, urban mobility); environmental sustainability; health and education outcomes in developing countries; digital finance and climate change; econometric methods for development policy.
Combines rigorous quantitative and econometric methods with field-based and policy-relevant research, influencing development policy and practice across Asia; recognized for methodological innovation in poverty mapping and targeting, and for impactful collaborations with international organizations (World Bank, ADB, UN WFP); strong record of research leadership, editorial service, and interdisciplinary engagement.
Focused research areas include Poverty and vulnerability measurement; spatial disaggregation and targeting; impacts of infrastructure and policy interventions (e.g., electrification, education, urban mobility); environmental sustainability; health and education outcomes in developing countries; digital finance and climate change; econometric methods for development policy.
Areas of Expertise
EconomicsDevelopmentEnvironmentHealth
Past Awarded Grant
- Research Grant, Fund for Innovation in Development, 2024-2025. "Digital Lab Access in Bangladesh (D-LAB)." with C. Ho and A.S. Shonchoy.
- SMU Research Grant (Urban Institute), 2024-25. "Metro Rail, Urban Mobility, and Service Distribution in Dhaka."
- Asian Development Bank Institute, 2023. "Short-run impacts of Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit System (Metro Rail)."
- SMU Research Grant, 2023-24. "Digital Lab Access in Bangladesh (D-LAB)." with C. Ho.
- Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund 6, World Bank, 2022-23. "Aspire to Innovate Digital Lab Access in Bangladesh (AIDLAB)" with C. Ho, R. Ray, and A.S. Shonchoy.
Latest Publications
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- AS Shonchoy, T Fujii, S RaihanSingapore Labour Journal 4 (01), 90-96, 2025
- T Fujii, X Lin, J Penglase
- T Fujii, R van der Weide
- T Fujii, C Ho, R Ray, AS ShonchoyFlorida International University, Department of Economics Working Papers, 2025
- V CHAWLA, T FUJII, A KHANNA, R ROHAN
- PA AKBAR, T FUJII, A KHANNA, AS SHONCHOYAsian Development Bank Institute, 2025
QUALIFICATIONS:
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PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2005
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PhD in Multidisciplinary Sciences, University of Tokyo, 2003
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MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2001
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MS in Multidisciplinary Sciences, University of Tokyo, 1999
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MS in Environmental Change and Management, University of Oxford, 1998
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BAS in General Systems Studies, University of Tokyo, 1997
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Development
- Environment
- Applied econometrics
- Health
- Statistics
