She received a Master of Public Administration in International Development in 2001 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
At the City University of New York, she worked as an associate professor in the Department of Economics (2011-2015) at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center.
Her most recent research is titled "Policy Uncertainty and Cost of Delaying Reform: The Case of Aging Japan" and was published in the Review of Economic Dynamics in January, 2018.
Pension Reform in Aging Japan" in the Japanese Economic Review, which was based on her Nakahara Prize lecture.
This paper discusses how specific reforms could raise the retirement age by three years could help reduce the replacement rate by 20%.
[5][6] Noticing the severity of Covid-19, Sagiri Kitao researched and published "Effects of the COVID-19 on the Labor Market and Inequality in Japan"(新型コロナ危機による労働市場への影響と格差の拡大)together with Shinnosuke Kikuchi and Minamo Mikoshiba.
This paper discusses how current pandemic has impacted the labor market in Japan and intensifies the inequality within Japanese society.