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Kotaro Suzumura

Kotaro Suzumura, Japanese economist and academic (died 2020)

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Born
January 7, 1944
Died
January 15, 2020
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1944

About Kotaro Suzumura

Kotaro Suzumura (鈴村 興太郎, Suzumura Kōtarō; 7 January 1944 – 15 January 2020) was a Japanese economist and professor emeritus of Hitotsubashi University and Waseda University. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1966. His research interests were in social choice theory and welfare economics. He was also a Fellow of the Econometric Society. He was named a Person of Cultural Merit in 2017. Institute of Economic Research, Members: Kotaro Suzumura Picture, brief listing of education and positions, and a personal statement of previous research interests and current research projects. Kotaro Suzumura at IDEAS Personal details, affiliation, and works (working papers, articles, edited volumes, and citations).

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The world when Kotaro Suzumura was born

Kotaro Suzumura was born in 1944. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1944

  • #1 song"Swinging on a Star" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieGoing My Way
  • Best-selling bookStrange Fruit – Lillian Smith

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGreen Bay Packers win NFL Championship
  • Top headlineD-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6
  • Technology milestoneHarvard Mark I computer begins operations
  • Defining fadBobby socks
  • Notable inventionKidney dialysis machine
  • World population2.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population138.4M

1944 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kotaro Suzumura's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19442026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$4,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population138.4M341 million

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