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Kenneth Kenkichi Kurihara (c. 1910 – 13 June 1972) was a Japanese–American economist. He was Distinguished Professor of Economic Theory at the State University of New York, and a noted post-Keynesian economist who worked on Keynesian dynamics, growth, development economics and monetary theory and public policy.

Life

Kurihara was born in Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan but moved to the United States after receiving a scholarship, and obtaining US citizenship in 1963. He first worked for the US government as a research economist, then as an academic at Princeton University, Rutgers University, and then at the State University of New York.

Primarily a growth economist, Kurihara was also known for his contributions to development economics with his institutional studies of Japan and the Philippines.

Kurihara died 13 June 1972 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, New York.

Personal life

Until his death, Kurihara was married to Yoshiko Fukimbara.

Selected publications

• Introduction to Keynesian dynamics. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. 1956.
• The Keynesian Theory of Economic Development. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. 1959. doi:10.7312/kuri93682.
• The Growth Potential of the Japanese Economy. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1971.

References

1. ^ "Dr. Kenneth Kurihara Is Dead; Economist Taught at State U." The New York Times. 14 June 1972. p. 50.
2. Edwards, George Tait (28 July 2013). "The Key Relevance of the Writings of Professor Kenneth Kenkichi Kurihara". London Progressive Journal. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
3. Bronfenbrenner, M. (1972). "Review: The Growth Potential of the Japanese Economy by Kenneth K. Kurihara". The Journal of Asian Studies. 31 (2): 412–413. doi:10.2307/2052628.
4. Bhatt, V. V. (1 August 1957). Book Review: Introduction to Keynesian Dynamics. Indian Economic Review, 3, 4, 92-93.
5. Haavelmo, T. (1 July 1958). Book Review: Introduction to Keynesian Dynamics. Econometrica, 26, 3, 472.
6. Okun, A. M. (1957). Book Review: Introduction to Keynesian Dynamics. The American Economic Review, 47, 6, 1015-1017
7. Blyth, C. A. (1957). Book Review: Introduction to Keynesian Dynamics. The Economic Journal, 67, 266, 303.

• 1910s births
• 1972 deaths
• Growth economists
• Japanese economists
• 20th-century American economists
• People from Hokkaido
• Japanese emigrants to the United States
• State University of New York faculty