DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH FELLOWS

Professor Dr Naohiro Ogawa

Professor Dr Naohiro Ogawa previously served as Holder of the Old-Age Financial Protection Chair (OAFPC) at the Social Security Research Centre. He is a Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo, and an Emeritus Professor at the College of Economics, Nihon University.

His research includes Asia’s intergenerational equity, poverty alleviation and public policy at the Nihon University Population Research Institute, supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). He has also undertaken research on policies for addressing declining fertility and population ageing at the University of Tokyo, funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

Professor Ogawa has completed numerous projects supported by the Japan Medical Association, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, the Government of Japan and the International Development Research Centre.

He has served as a Member of the United Nations International Technical Advisory Board for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. His research and consultancy focus on demography, social security, fertility, intergenerational transfers, population ageing and social protection, particularly in Asia.

Professor Dr Robert Holzmann

Professor Dr Robert Holzmann previously served as Chairholder of the Old-Age Financial Protection Chair (OAFPC) from 2012 to 2015 and later as a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Social Security Research Centre.

He is a Professor of Economics at the University of Vienna, Austria, Director of the RH Institute for Economic Policy Analyses in Vienna, and a Senior Adviser to the World Bank. He has also held academic appointments at Harvard University, the University of Oxford and the University of Saarland.

Professor Holzmann joined the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Germany, as a Research Fellow in 2003. Together with Klaus Zimmermann, he established the Employment and Development Programme and continues to serve as Chair of its Scientific Committee.

He has served in senior advisory and leadership roles with prominent international organisations, including the OECD and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). His work spans pensions, social protection, financial literacy, labour markets, migration, fiscal policy and financial policy.

His research and operational involvement extend across all regions of the world. He has published more than 30 books and over 150 articles on social, fiscal and financial policy issues.