Kotaro Suzumura

Kotaro Suzumura (鈴村 興太郎, Suzumura Kōtarō, born January 7, 1944 in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese economist and professor emeritus of Hitotsubashi University. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1966. His research interests have included social choice theory and welfare economics.

Selected publications

• Kotaro Suzumura, 1983. Rational Choice, Collective Decisions, and Social Welfare. Cambridge ISBN 0-521-23862-5
• _____, 1995. Competition, Commitment, and Welfare. Oxford University Press.
• Kenneth J. Arrow, Amartya K. Sen, and Kotaro Suzumura, ed., 1997. Social Choice Re-Examined, 2 vol. ISBN 0-312-12739-1 & ISBN 0-312-12741-3
• _____, ed., 2002. Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare. Elscier. Vol. 1. Links to description and ch. abstracts.

See also

• Extended sympathy
• Social welfare function

References

• Mark Blaug and Howard R. Vane, 2003. Who's Who in Economics', pp. 813-814.

External links

• Institute of Economic Research, Members: Kotaro Suzumura Picture, brief listing of education and positions, and a personal statement of previous research interests and current research projects.
• Kotaro Suzumura at IDEAS Personal details, affiliation, and works (working papers, articles, edited volumes, and citations).
• Curriculum Vitae 9 pp., April, 2006.