Ryuzo Sato | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1931 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University Hitotsubashi University |
| Richard Musgrave, Edwin Mills | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Macroeconomics |
| Institutions | New York University |
Doctoral students | Phillip Kott, Kazuo Mino |
| Awards | Guggenheim fellowship (1974) |
Ryuzo Sato (佐藤隆三, Satō Ryūzō; born 5 July 1931) is a Japanese economist and is the C.V. Starr Professor of Economics Emeritus at New York University. He made notable contributions to the fields of mathematical economics and economic growth. He is a founding editor of the Japan and the World Economy (Elsevier) and the book series Advances in Japanese Business and Economics (Springer Nature).
Sato graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1954. As a Fulbright scholar, he earned his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1962 and his Dr. (Econ) from Hitotsubashi University in 1969.
After holding positions at the University of Washington and University of Hawaii, he became a professor at Brown University from 1967 to 1985.
In 1985, Sato became the C.V. Starr Professor of Economics at the New York University Stern School of Business, and the Director of the Center for Japan-U.S. Business and Economic Studies. He was a Visiting Professor and Guggenheim Fellow at the University of Bonn and a Ford Foundation Fellow at the University of Cambridge, respectively; he was also a visiting professor at Kyoto University, Hitotsubashi University and the University of Tokyo. He was an Adjunct Professor at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Sato won the 1968 Nikkei Economic Prize for his book, Theory of Economic Growth and the 1991 Yomiuri "Rondansho" Prize for Social Science Writing for his book, The Chrysanthemum and the Eagle: The Future of U.S.-Japan Relations.
Sato has done research and given lectures in both Japan and the United States. He regularly writes regular columns for several Japanese newspapers, including The Nikkei.