Takeshi Amemiya

was a Japanese economist who specialized in econometrics and the economy of ancient Greece.

Amemiya was the Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics (emeritus) and a professor of classics at Stanford University. He was a Fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Statistical Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1985).

Amemiya died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 90.

Education

• B.A., 1958, Social Science, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
• M.A., 1961, Economics, American University, Washington, DC
• Ph.D., 1964, Economics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Honors and awards

• U.S. Scientist Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 1988
• Fellowship, Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1989
• Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, 1975–1976
• Ford Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 1963–1965

Publications

Books

Chapter in book

Selected journal articles

References

External links

• Emeritus Faculty at Stanford University Department of Economics
• Google Scholar