Takashi Negishi
A member of the Japan Academy, professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, former
president of the Econometric Society, and former president of The Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought. Professor Negishi was awarded the Nikkei Prize for Economics Books in 1973, the Japan Academy Prize in 1993, the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star in 2008, and the Order of Culture in 2014.
Major journal articles include "Welfare Economics and Existence of an Equilibrium for a Competitive Economy" (Metroeconomica, June 12, 1960, 92-97) and "The Stability of a Competitive Economy: A Survey Article" (Econometrica Vol. 30, No. 4, Oct. 1962, pp. 635-669). Professor Negishi is the author of several books, including General Equilibrium Theory and International Trade (1972, North-Holland Publishing; Received the Nikkei Prize for Economics Books), History of Economic Theory (1989, North-Holland P
