
Economist, FUJITSU RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Member of the Policy & Economics Council
Martin Schulz is a Senior Economist at Fujitsu Research Institute (FRI), a private association focusing on structural reforms and strategic advice in Japan. He specializes in research and consultation on economic policy, macroeconomics, industrial restructuring and corporate FDI strategies. Additionally, Dr. Schulz is a Consultant/ Strategic Advisor to government institutions like Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Previously, he served as a Visiting Researcher at the Bank of Japan and the University of Tokyo. Dr. Schulz was also an Assistant Professor of Economic Policy and European Integration at Free University Berlin in Germany, and Guest Professor at various other universities in Europe and Japan. (This is me - Update Profile)
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Japan's New Government: Embracing Change?
September 3, 2009
Japanese Protest Vote | online.wsj.com
Japan’s public finally seems to have had enough. It is the third time in a row that Japanese citizens have tried to oust old-style Japan politics of relying on bureaucracy, lobbyism, and heavy public investment. In 2005, they handed LDP reformer Junichiro Koizumi a mandate to reform the party and push productivity-oriented reforms. After his successors turned back the clock and turned against reforms, the public first banished the LDP in the 2007 upper house election, and now on all levels.
October 15, 2008
The Geo-Politics of the Credit Crisis | globalstrategyproject.org
Globalization has lifted us to a new level of global economic integration. Instead of a “decoupling” of the world’s regions and business cycles, the opposite has happened. Financial and “real” economic integration has increased, and now even the bubbles and their bursts travel the globe in sync. Unfortunately, it has also become obvious that globalization is not a cure for shortcomings in regional market frameworks, global imbalances, or bad policymaking. Many pundits are therefore asking for new global institutions and worldwide supervision. But instead of hunting for lofty goals after a lofty bubble, it seems to be the much better response to learn from globalized companies, who started to follow a strategy of “THINKING GLOBAL AND ACTING LOCAL” long ago.
May 17, 2007 | Singapore
GLGi: Japanese Business Climate- Political and Economic DriversMay 16, 2007 | Hong Kong
GLGi: Japanese Business Climate- Political & Economic Drivers