About

Robert Dekle
Professor of Economics

Contact Information
Office: KAP 300
Phone: (213) 740-8335
E-mail: dekle@usc.edu

LINKS
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Website
 

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?. Understanding Japanese Saving: Does Population Aging Matter?/Routledge-Curzon.
 

Book Chapter
Dekle, R. (2004). Exchange Rate Passthrough to Export Prices. (Vol. 6). Exchange Rate Regimes in East Asia/Routledge.
 

Journal Article
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. (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
 

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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