Masaaki Yoshimori is an economist. He was born in Ashiya and grew up in Kuwana, Japan. He belongs to the McCourt School of Public Policy, a constituent school of Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He previously served as a fellow in International Economics at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Yoshinori’s research spans a broad spectrum of critical issues in global economics, including monetary policy, exchange rate policy, financial regulation, macroeconomics and the intersections of climate change with economic systems. Additionally, his work delves into the political economy, exploring the impacts of globalization on the monetary system and the evolving challenges faced by global financial institutions.