Associate Professor. (Ph.D., Brown University, 1973.) A native of Lahaina, Hawaii,
Professor Suzawa has been at URI since 1971. He has done National Science Foundation
sponsored research on the economics of technological change, co-authoring a book entitled Research
and Productivity: A theory of Endogenous Technical Change. He is a research associate
of the Japan-U.S. Center for the Study of Business and Economics at the Stern School of
Business of New York University and has served as a consultant to the Manufacturing
Jewelers and Silversmiths of America, a trade association, the Western Trade Adjustment
Assistance Center, and the Narragansett Bay Water Quality Management District Commission.
Professor Suzawa has taught courses in economic development, international trade, micro
and macro economic theory, and the economics of technological change. He is keenly
interested in helping students develop their analytical and creative abilities to the
fullest extent in preparation for graduate studies or challenging careers. Professor
Suzawa would be especially happy to advise students who wish to strive for academic
excellence.
Professor Suzawa's classes are:
