Michio Morishima (1923-2004) was an internationally renowned economist from Japan, known for his work on the theory of the capitalist economy, general equilibrium theory, activity analysis and broader economics. With an academic career spanning Kyoto, Osaka, Yale, Oxford and Essex universities, Morishima accepted his first post at LSE in 1970. He was instrumental as founding Chair of the Suntory-Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD) in 1978 before becoming Sir John Hicks Professor of Economics in 1982. He was made an Honorary Fellow in 1991.

Read this LSE History blog post by Professor Janet Hunter, based on two excerpts from Michio Morishima: an Economist Made in Japan. The piece traces Morishima's career, intellectual contributions and the vision behind establishing STICERD (The Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines) as a multidisciplinary research centre linking economic theory, analysis and policy.