EDWARD J. LINCOLN

Edward J. Lincoln is a senior fellow in Asia and Economic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He joined CFR having spent a total of 16 years at the Brookings Institution, a career interrupted by a stint of three years in the mid 1990’s as Special Economic Advisor to Ambassador Walter Mondale in the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. In that capacity, he was responsible for providing Ambassador Mondale with analysis and advice on economic developments important to the conduct of bilateral affairs. Prior to his position in Tokyo, Dr. Lincoln had been with the Brookings Institution for nine years.

Dr. Lincoln specializes in the Japanese economy, U.S.-Japan economic relations, and broader Asian economic topics. His most recent book, Arthritic Japan: The Slow Pace of Economic Reform, concerns the impediments to systemic economic reform in Japan. His previous book, Troubled Times: U.S.-Japan Trade Relations in the 1990s, was published by Brookings in May 1999. Earlier publications at Brookings include Japan’s New Global Role (1993), Japan’s Unequal Trade (1990), and Japan: Facing Economic Maturity (1988). In addition, Dr. Lincoln has published numerous articles and has spoken widely on issues related to Japan and U.S.-Japan relations. He is a frequent public speaker and television commentator, writes a regular column for Newsweek Japan, and his articles have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Brookings Review, and elsewhere. Dr. Lincoln also teaches a course on the Japanese economy at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

Dr. Lincoln holds a bachelors degree from Amherst College and both a masters in East

Asian Studies and a doctorate in Economics from Yale University. He has served on the board of directors for the Journal of Japanese Studies and the program advisory board for the Japan Society of New York.