
Biography
Yohei joined the Department of Political Economy (DPE) in October 2023. His research aims to study people’s capability to make effort, how it shapes and is shaped by inequality, and their implications for social policies.
Prior to joining DPE, Yohei worked in the field of healthcare, labour, welfare, and pension policies at the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan. He holds an MA in Economics from the Metropolitan University of Tokyo (2022), and a BA in Sociology from McGill University (2016).
Research interests
- Theories of justice
- Measurements, determinants, and consequences of effort
- Intergenerational transmission of inequality
- Social policy
- Quantitative methods
- Philosophy of social science
PhD supervisors
Research

Political Theory Research Group
The political theory group covers many topics and approaches, and affirms the central importance of political economy to political theory.

Public Policy and Regulation Research Group
Public Policy and Regulation (PPR) is the home for theoretically and empirically grounded research which analyses policy and regulatory responses to important political, social and economic issues, and (individual-level) responses to these policies.
Research

Political Theory Research Group
The political theory group covers many topics and approaches, and affirms the central importance of political economy to political theory.

Public Policy and Regulation Research Group
Public Policy and Regulation (PPR) is the home for theoretically and empirically grounded research which analyses policy and regulatory responses to important political, social and economic issues, and (individual-level) responses to these policies.