The scope of the workshop series is the lastest research on emprical studies in applied microeconomics.
Organizers: Haruko Noguchi, Hideo Owan, and Yuta Toyama
“Meritocracy and Its Discontent: Long-run Effects of Repeated School Admission Reforms” Mari Tanaka, Yusuke Narita, Chiaki Moriguchi
North-South Displacement Effects of Environmental Regulation: The Case of Battery Recycling. (joint with Shinsuke Tanaka and Eric Verhoogen)
Medical Schools, Access to Doctors, and Health Outcomes: Evidence from the "One Prefecture, One Medical School Policy" in Japan
Female Education and Brideprice: Evidence from Primary Education Reform in Uganda
The Medium-term Effects of Patient Cost Sharing
"Causal Impact of Masks, Policies, Behavior on Early Covid-19 Pandemic in the U.S." and "Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions, Teleworkability, and Involuntary Job Separations"
The Impact of Chinese FDI in Africa: Evidence From Ethiopia
The Welfare Consequences of Free Entry in Vertical Relationships: The Case of the MRI Market
A Copula-based Measurement of Inequality of Opportunity: With an Application to Intergenerational Body Mass Transmission in Indonesia
Enhancing Team Productivity through Shorter Working Hours: Evidence from the Great Recession (joint with Jed DeVaro and Hideo Owan)
Examining Patent Examiners: Present Bias, Procrastination and Task Performance
The Local Economic Impacts of Prisons