Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study

Professor Naohito Abe and Professor Masako Ii received the 2024 Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science

The books “Introduction to the Theory of Price Index Numbers and Their Applications” (Nihon Hyoron sha co., Ltd.) by Professor Naohito Abe (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University), a researcher at Research Center for Global Economic Studies (GLECS) and “The Economics of Community Health Care (Chiiki Iryou no Keizaigaku)” (Keio University Press Inc.) by Professor Masako Ii (Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University), a researcher at Research Center for Health Policy and Economics (HIAS-Health) won the 2024 Nikkei Excellent Book Award for Economic Science.

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The 2024 Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science (Japanese)
Research Center for Global Economic Studies (GLECS)
Research Center for Health Policy and Economics (HIAS-Health)

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