Faculty

Education

• B.A. Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1/1981
• Ph.D. Economics, Yale University, 1/1988



Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

• Professor of Economics, University of Southern California, 04/01/2004-  
• Associate Professor of Economics, University of Southern California, 07/01/2000-03/01/2004  
• Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Southern California, 09/01/1998-06/01/2000  
• Shimomura Fellow, The Japan Development Bank, Tokyo, 01/01/1999  
• Staff Economist, Japan, Korea, and Indonesia, Asia and Pacific Department, International Monetary Fund, 09/01/1995-08/01/1998  
• Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, 01/01/1994-01/01/1995  
• Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Indonesia, 01/01/1994  
• Assistant Professor of Economics and International Relations, Boston University, 01/01/1988-01/01/1994  
• Consultant, U.S.-Japan Foundation, 01/01/1993  
• Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 01/01/1993  
• Consultant, East Asian Miracle Project, World Bank, 01/01/1992-01/01/1993  
• Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 01/01/1989  
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University, Center for International Affairs, 01/01/1987-01/01/1988  
• Visiting Scholar, Institute for Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Japanese Ministry of Finance, 01/01/1985-01/01/1986  



Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests

Professor Dekle studies international finance, open-economy and development, macroeconomics and the economies of Japan and East Asia.



Publications




Book

• Dekle, R. (2005). Understanding Japanese Saving: Does Population Aging Matter?. Routledge-Curzon.



Book Chapter

• Dekle, R., Fukao, K. (2011). The Japan-U.S. Exchange Rate, Productivity, and the Competitiveness of Japanese Industries". Japan's Bubble, Deflation, and Long-term Stagnatio MIT Press.
• Dekle, R., Fukao, K. (2009). Japan's Bubble, Deflation, and Long-term Stagnation. MIT Press.
• Dekle, R. (2004). Exchange Rate Passthrough to Export Prices. (Vol. 6). Exchange Rate Regimes in East Asia/Routledge.



Journal Article

• Dekle, R., Vandenbroucke, G. (2012). A Quantitative Analysis of China's Structural Transformation. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. (January 2012)
• Dekle, R., Vandenbroucke, G. (2010). Whither Chinese Growth?. Review of Development Economics.
• Dekle, R., Chakraborty, S. (2009). Global Imbalances, Productivity Differentials, and Financial Integration. IMF Staff Papers.
• Dekle, R., Chakraborty, S. (2009). Can International Productivity Differences Explain U.S. Current Account Deficits?. Review of International Economics.
• Dekle, R., Eaton, J., Kortum, S. (2009). Global Rebalancing with Gravity: Measuring the Burden of Adjustment. IMF Staff Papers. (2009)
• Dekle, R. (2007). A Reexamination of the Exchange Rate Disconnect Puzzle. American Economic Review.
• Dekle, R. (2007). Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Financing Constraints, Hedging, and Exports: Evidence from Firm Level Data. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money.
• Dekle, R. (2007). Unbalanced Trade. American Economic Review.
• Dekle, R. (2006). The Thai Currency Crisis: Financing Constraints, High Fixed Costs, and Corporate Governance. Asian Economic Papers, MIT Press.
• Dekle, R. (2005). Exchange Rate Exposure and Foreign Market Competition: Evidence from Japanese Firms. Journal of Business/University of Chicago. Vol. NA
• Dekle, R. (2004). Financing Consumption in an Aging Japan: The Role of Foreign Capital Inflows and Immigration. Journal of Japanese and International Economies/Elsevier. Vol. 15



Teaching Innovations and Multimedia Teaching

• Internet Based Teaching, Recorded and on College Website, 2009-2010   



Honors and Awards

• Haynes Foundation Faculty Fellowship, 3/2000-2001  
• Fulbright Award, Fellowship to Japan, 1985  



Service to the Profession




Editorships and Editorial Boards

• Chief Editor, Japan and the Word Economy, 2005-  
• Associate Editor, Economics Bulletin, 01/01/2003-  



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