Jiro Nakamura (born 1952) is a Japanese economist and Professor Emeritus and Visiting Professor at Nihon University. His research specializes in labor economics, econometrics, and the economics of healthcare and long-term care, with particular emphasis on labor markets, foreign workers, aging, and social policy. Over the course of his career, he has held academic positions at Kyoto University, Musashi University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, and Nihon University. Known for his empirical, data-driven approach to policy evaluation, Nakamura has made significant contributions to the study of employment systems, immigration, long-term care, and the economic challenges of Japan's aging society. His work has been recognized with the Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science for Japan's Foreign Workforce and the Okinaga Prize for Long-Term Care in Japan, establishing him as one of Japan's leading labor economists.