STICERD and Japan

STICERD brings together world-class academics to put economics and related disciplines at the forefront of research and policy. The centres have a long-standing relationship with Japan: STICERD was founded in 1978 by the renowned Japanese economist Michio Morishima, with donations from Suntory and Toyota, and continues today as a thriving research community within the LSE.

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STICERD's History: STICERD was established in 1978 with a capital endowment acquired by Professor Michio Morishima (1923-2004) from Suntory Ltd and The Toyota Motor Company Ltd. Read more...

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Michio Morishima Student Support: The Michio Morishima Fund has been set up to provide small grants to research students in any of STICERD's research programmes. Read more...

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Japanese Studies: This completed programme was concerned with the study of Japanese economics, business and political development, particularly focusing on pre-war Japanese political and economic history. Read more...

Photo: Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee

Morishima Lectures: The Morishima lecture series is held in honour of Professor Michio Morishima (1923-2004), STICERD's first chairman.

In the 2020 Morishima Lecture, Nobel Prize laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo made the case for how economics can help solve the toughest problems in some of the poorest places in the world. Read more...