Shirai, Sayuri

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Affiliation

Faculty of Policy Management Faculty of Policy Management (Shonan Fujisawa)

Position

Professor (Professor)

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  • Professor, Faculty of Policy Management (see official homepage URL: http://www.sayurishirai.jp/ for detail and latest activities).
    Other Occupations: Visiting Fellow and Advisor for Sustainable Policies at the Asian Developent Bank Insitute, Adivor to Nomura Sustanability Reserach Centre and Nissin Oillio Group. Advisor to Minster of Finance, Zambia (2019), Bank of Japan Board Member (2011-2016), Visiting Professor to Science Po (2007-2008), International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist

    Final Degree: Ph.D. Economics, Columbia University
    Areas of Specialization: Monetary Policy, ESG Finance, Green Monetary Policy anda Financial Regulation, International Finance, Monetary Policy, Japanese and global Economy,

    Book Publications: SDGs Finance (2022, Nikkei BP, in Japanese), Global Trends Related to Carbon Neutrality : Policy, Money, and Civil Society (2022, Bunshindo, in Japanese). Also many publications in English.

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  • Message to students: Whenever you face questions in the learning process, try to be patient in finding the solutions. Even if you may not find the solutions immediately, it is important to keep learning and deepen your knowledage.

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  • Prof. Shirai frequently appears on Bloomberg, CNBC, and other overseas TV or radio programs and Japanese media as a commentator on Japanese economy, monetary policies, and global economic issues. She writes op-ed articles for the Japan Times and central banking (www.centralbanking.com). Shirai gives speeches and panel presentations in many international conferences and is engaged in active discussions with many policy makers and central banks.

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  • Please see personal homepage URL http://sss.sayurishirai.jp for details. Prof. Shirai is is currently a professor of Keio University. She also served as a senior advisor to EOS at Federated Hermes located in UK. She is also a non-executive board member of a Japanese listed food company until 2022. She holds Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. She was also visiting scholar to Asian Development Bank Institute in 2016-2020. She was a Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) in 2011-2016, who is responsible for making monetary policy decisions. She taught at Sciences Po in Paris in 2007–2008 and was an economist at the IMF in 1993-1998. She is the author of numerous books and papers on a variety of subjects including central bank digital currency (CBDC), monetary policy, and global finance. She frequently comments on Japan’s economy and monetary policy at various international and domestic media sources. She is a contributing writer to Japan Times and London-based centralbanking.com. She also provides professional comments to Nikkei Newspaper Digital various news articles as Think! expert.

Career 【 Display / hide

  • 2016.09
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    Present

    Keio University Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Professor

  • 2011.06
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    2022.06

    Non-Executive Board Director (Food Industry)

  • 2020.01
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    2021.12

    Senior Advisor to EOS at Federated Hermes

  • 2016.04
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    2020.03

    ADB Institute Visiting Scholar

  • 2019.06
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    2019.09

    Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Republic of Zambia

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Academic Background 【 Display / hide

  • 1989.03

    Keio University, Graduate School, Division of Economics

    Graduate School, Completed, Master's course

  • 1993.05

    Other, Graduate School, Division of Economics

    United States, Graduate School, Completed, Doctoral course

Academic Degrees 【 Display / hide

  • Ph.D., Other, 1993.05

 

Research Areas 【 Display / hide

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Economic policy (International Finance Monetary Policy Macroeconomic policy)

 

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  • Growing Central Bank Challenges in the World and Japan

    Sayuri Shirai, Asian Development Bank Institute, 2020.06

  • Textbook about Money in the Cryptocurrency Era

    Sayuri Shirai, Shogakukan, 2019.04,  Page: 253

  • Central Bank Digital Currency and Fintech in Asia

    Marlene Amstad, Bihong Huang, Peter J. Morgan and Sayuri Shirai, Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019.01

  • Mission Incomplete: Reflating Japan's Economy

    Sayuri Shirai, Asian Development Bank Institute, 2018.05

  • 東京五輪後の日本経済 : 元日銀審議委員だから言える

    SHIRAI Sayuri, 東京 : 小学館,, 2017.09

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Papers 【 Display / hide

  • Overview of the Bank of Japan's Unconventiona Monetary Easing during the Period 2013-2018

    Sayuri Shirai

    International Journal of Economic Policy Studies  2019.06

    Research paper (scientific journal), Accepted

  • マイナス金利政策の残された一手と正常化への道筋

    白井さゆり

    金融財政事情  2019.05

  • Cross-Border Portfolio Investment and Financial Markets Development in the Asia and Pacific Region

    Sayuri Shirai and Eric Alexander Sugandi

    International Business Researcb 12 ( 5 ) 14 - 33 2019.04

    Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

  • 日本銀行の金融緩和と金融政策の正常化

    白井さゆり

    (勁草書房)   2019.01

    Research paper (other academic), Single Work

  • About 10 Years After the Global Financial Crisis: What Have We Learnt from Unconventional Monetary Policies

    Sayuri Shirai

     2018.12

    Research paper (other academic)

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Reviews, Commentaries, etc. 【 Display / hide

  • Will Facebook’s Libra scramble the regulatory calculus for crypto assets?

    Sayuri Shirai

    Asian Pathways  2019.08

    Single Work

  • 現代貨幣理論MMTは実現可能か

    白井さゆり

    日本経済新聞 経済教室  2019.08

    Single Work

  • Do Stable Coins Like Libra Differ from Other Crypto Assets?

    Sayuri Shirai

    Central Banking  2019.07

    Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (trade magazine, newspaper, online media), Single Work

  • Can MMT be Japan's Savior?

    Sayuri SHirai

    Japan TImes  2019.07

    Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (trade magazine, newspaper, online media), Single Work

  • 家計の借金特にの借金の違い

    白井さゆり

    経済財政ビジネス (時事通信)   2019.06

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Presentations 【 Display / hide

  • Bank of Japan's Unconventional Monetary Easing and Challenges

    sayuri Shirai

    Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Reserve Bank of New York (Hong Kong) , 

    2019.05

    Oral presentation (keynote)

  • Role of External Board Directors and Corporate Governance

    Sayuri Shirai

    board Diversity Investor Initiative in Hong Kong Semi-annual Meeting, 

    2019.05

    Oral presentation (invited, special)

  • Monetary Easing, SME Finance and Fintech Development

    Sayuri Shirai

    Central Bank of Turkey Seminar on Innovative Finance for Growth – The Role of Credit Guarantee Funds, 

    2019.04

    Oral presentation (keynote)

  • the Central Bank of Turkey Seminar on Innovative Finance for Growth – The Role of Credit Guarantee Funds “Monetary Easing, SME Finance and Fintech Development”

    Sayuri Shirai

    Central Bank of Turkey Internmatioanl Confere nce, 

    2019.04

    Oral presentation (keynote)

  • 日本銀行とFRBの金融政策

    白井さゆり

    S&Pダウ・ジョーンズ・インデックス主催第11回ETFコンファレンス講演, 

    2019.04

    Oral presentation (invited, special)

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Works 【 Display / hide

  • Japan's CPI and Japan-US Summit

    Sayuri Shirai

    Bloomberg Live TV Interview, 

    2019.05

    Other, Single

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    Review about Japan's CPI Data Release and Prospect on Japan-US Summit

  • インタビュー:英のEU離脱、北アイルランド特別扱いしかない

    白井さゆり

    東洋経済オンライン, 

    2019.05

    Other, Single

  • 米中貿易摩擦について

    白井さゆり

    BS-TBSテレビ番組Bizスクエア、コメンテーターとして生出演, 

    2019.05

    Other, Single

  • イギリスのEU離脱離脱の背景と行方

    Sayuri Shirai

    三宅民夫のマイあさ!、マイBIZ~経済展望に生出演、インタビュー, 

    2019.05

    Other, Single

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    イギリスのEU離脱の背景についての解説および今後の見通しについて解説

  • The Land of Rising Green Bonds

    Sayuri Shirai

    Environmental Finance Journal Interview, 

    2019.04

    Other, Single

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Courses Taught 【 Display / hide

  • MACROECONOMICS 1

    2024

  • INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

    2024

  • INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

    2024

  • GRADUATION PROJECT 2

    2024

  • GRADUATION PROJECT 1

    2024

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