Economista statunitense di origine giapponese (n. 1910 - m. 1972). Ha insegnato a Princeton (1946-47) e quindi nell'univ. Rutgers di New Brunswick. Tra le sue pubblicazioni: Monetary theory and public policy (1950; 6a ed. 1965); Distribution, employment and secular growth (1954); Introduction to keynesian dynamics (1956); The keynesian theory of economic development (1959); Applied dynamic economics (1963); Linear programming models of employment and investment (1963); Macroeconomics and programming (1964); International capital movements (1966); The antinomic impact of automation on employment and growth (1969).