Takeshi Amemiya

Takeshi Amemiya
雨宮 健
Born(1935-03-29)March 29, 1935
Tokyo, Japan
DiedFebruary 25, 2026(2026-02-25) (aged 90)
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
InstitutionsStanford University
Doctoral advisorCarl F. Christ
Doctoral studentsJames L. Powell
Cheng Hsiao
Victor Chernozhukov

Takeshi Amemiya (雨宮 健, Amemiya Takeshi; March 29, 1935 – February 25, 2026) was a Japanese economist who specialized in econometrics and the economy of ancient Greece.

Amemiya was the Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics (emeritus) and a professor of classics at Stanford University. He was a Fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Statistical Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1985).

Amemiya died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 90.