American Council on Education (ACE) Institute for New Chief Academic Officers (CAOs)

2011
Micro and Macro Economics GSTF Conference, Singapore

Best Conference Paper

Soka Gakkai Award

American Economic Review

Applied Economics

Contemporary Economic Policy

Economic Systems

Eastern Economic Journal

 International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Policy Sciences Review

The Social Science Journal

Social Science Quarterly

On the Relative Importance of Demand and Supply Shocks: a Panel VAR Study for US States

Sentiment toward Trading Partners and International Trade

Understanding Subjective Well-Being across Countries: Economic, Cultural, and Institutional Factors

Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Conflict: A Case Study on Japanese ODA to Vietnam

Understanding Attitudes toward Globalization at the Individual and National Level

In the twentieth century Japan emerged as one of the world’s leading economic powers: rising from wartime destruction to a leading economic engine in world markets. Japan’s economic aid policy, beginning with war reparations following its defeat in World War II, became a vehicle to help achieve this economic success. As the country continued to flourish, economic aid also became a means of expanding the country’s influence in an era of increasing globalization, providing an alternative strategy for helping developing nations escape the traps of poverty: a strategy drawn from its own experience of reemergence. And as we stand at the beginning of a new century, Japanese aid policy may also serve as a potential model for other nations who are on the cusp of entering high-income status and the group of elite world donors: a model that in many ways lies in contrast to policies espoused by other advanced Western nations.  The book Japan’s Aid examines the strengths and weaknesses of Japanese aid policy in all of these dimensions: in fostering economic growth in both its own economic success story and in the numerous countries to which it has served as the single largest bilateral donor over many years; and as a policy that other nations might emulate. Through a combination of insightful case studies and rigorous econometric investigation, the book presents a comprehensive examination of the pros and cons of Japan’s aid. 

Japan's Aid: Lessons for economic growth, development and political economy (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

The Pacific Basin: An Introduction is a new textbook which provides an interdisciplinary and comparative overview of the emerging Pacific world. Interest in the Pacific Basin has increased markedly in recent years, driven largely by the rise of China as a global rival to the United States and Asian development more generally. Growth in eastern Asia, as well as in the western Americas, has led the Pacific Basin to evolve as a dynamic economic zone. To make sense of this transformation, the book:   Defines the Pacific Basin, locates it in academic research, and explains its importance.    Addressees the historical origins and evolution of the Pacific Basin and its sub-regions.   Introduces students to the historical and contemporary relationships, continuities and differences that characterize the region.   Incorporates analyses of colonialism and imperialism, migration and settlement, economic development and trade, international relations, war and memory, environmental policy, urbanization, mental and public health, gender, film, and literature.    Connects the diverse peoples of this vast area, explores their common challenges and the diverse responses to these challenges, and provides a window into the lived humanity of the Pacific Basin.   The Pacific Basin: An Introduction is a key textbook for undergraduate courses on the Pacific Basin, the Pacific Rim, International Studies, Geography, World History, and Globalization.

The Pacific Basin: An Introduction

Soka University is a private, non-profit, four-year liberal arts college and graduate school located on 103-acres in the City of Aliso Viejo.

Soka University

Dr. Feasel is a founding faculty member of Soka University. Joining the team in 1998 as Dean of Students, he played an instrumental role in developing the outline for the undergraduate curriculum including general education courses and requirements, concentration requirements, and electives. Dr. Feasel served as Dean of Faculty at Soka from 2005 to 2017, where he oversaw an annual budget of $9 million and a staff of 46 full-time and 25 part-time faculty members. In 2015, Dr. Feasel became Chief Academic Officer and Vice President for Academic Affairs. 

Dr. Feasel has an academic background in Economics and has continued lecturing on the topic since 1991.

Academic Administration

Economics

Orange County Economy

Foreign aid, international trade and foreign direct investment

Economic outcomes and societal values

Economic Growth

Foreign Aid

Soka University Profile

Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer, Professor of Economics

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