Taiki Murai M.Sc.  

I am a scholarship holder of the "Stiftung Kapitalmarktforschung für den Finanzstandort Deutschland", Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).

Institute for Economic Policy
University of Leipzig
Grimmaische Straße 12
D-04109 Leipzig

Email: murai[at]wifa.uni-leipzig.de
Phone: +49 (0) 341-9733565
Fax:     +49 (0) 341-9733569

Room: I238
Office hours: On appointment

Interests

• International Finance and Trade
• European and East Asian Economies
• Capital Flows and Current Account Surpluses

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• 11/2017 - present: University of Leipzig, PhD student in Economics, Institute for Economic Policy
• 10/2014 - 04/2017: University of Leipzig, Master of Science in Economics
• 04/2009 - 09/2014: Waseda University, Japan, Bachelor of Arts in International Liberal Studies
• 10/2012 - 09/2013: University of Leipzig, Visiting Student
• 07/2009 - 09/2009: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) U.S., Visiting Student

Work Experience

• 11/2017 - present: University of Leipzig, Research Associate, Institute for Economic Policy
• 10/2014 - 09/2017: University of Leipzig, Student Research Assistant, Institute for Economic Policy
• 10/2015 - 12/2015: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Germany, Research Assistant, Asia Division
• 07/2013 - 09/2013: Commerzbank, Germany, Intern, Private Banking Division
• 07/2012 - 09/2012: Manoir Industries, Japan, Intern, Management in Petrochem & Nuclear Division

Awards & Scholarships

• 01/2018 - present: Scholarship of the "Stiftung Kapitalmarktforschung für den Finanzstandort Deutschland", Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Germany
• 03/2014: Award with Distinction for the Best Thesis in the 2013 Thesis Contest of the European Institute in Japan (EUIJ), Japan
• 04/2009 - 03/2010: Ôkuma 125th Anniversary Scholarship, Waseda University, Japan