Applied Economics Workshop
Past Seminars
2026/10/09(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
South School Building , #436 (3rd fl.) on campus
Jun Goto (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
"Coordination without Consolidation: Coercive Governance and Urban Development" joint with W. Bentley MacLeod
Chair: Hiroyuki Yamada
Presentation in English
2026/07/17(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Sungwan Hong (University of Pittsburgh)
"Powering Intelligence: Data Centers and Spatial Welfare"
Chair: Akira Sasahara
Co-organized The Center for International Economics
Presentation in English
2026/07/14(Tue)
16:30-18:00
in-person
South School Building , #475 (7th fl.) ※Room subject to change
Naoki Aizawa (University of Wisconsin at Madison-Madison)
"Job Amenity Bundles, Sorting and Monopsony"
Joint with Macroeconomics Workshop and Applied Economics Workshop
Chair: Yoshimasa Shirai
Presentation in English
2026/07/10(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Andrew Griffen (The University of Tokyo)
"Institutional Changes and Social Preferences: Experimental Evidence from a Developing Economy" joint with Yasuyuki Sawada
Chair: Kozo Kiyota
Presentation in English
2026/07/03(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Masahiro Shoji
"Cost and Demand Effects of Legal Adult Prostitution on Child Sex Trafficking" joint with Naoshi Doi, Kenmei Tsubota and Md. Sanaul Haque Mondald
The University of Tokyo
Chair: Kozo Kiyota
Presentation in English
2026/06/26(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Etienne Wasmer (NYU Abu Dhabi)
"Land and property taxation in a dynastic growth economy. Tax the Chatelains!" joint with Jiacheng Li and Alain Trannoy
Chair: Yukako Ono
Presentation in English
2026/06/19(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Takuma Kamada (The University of Osaka)
"Blessing or Curse for Organized Crime? The Long-Term Effects of the Energy Transition from Coal to Oil on the Yakuza"
Chair: Manabu Nose
Presentation in English
2026/06/12(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Jonathan Smith (Georgia State University)
"Which Colleges Increase Voting Rates?" joint with D’Wayne Bell, John B. Holbein abd Samuel J. Imlay
Chair: Tatsushi Oka
Presentation in English
2026/05/29(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Nguyen Dinh Tuan Vuong (University of Tsukuba)
"Drought and Agricultural Adaptation: Land Reallocation and Labor Dynamics in Vietnam" joint with Lifeng Ren, Giang Thai and Khoa Vu
Chair: Akira Sasahra : Keita Abe
Presentation in English
2026/05/22(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Yichen Shen ( Kanagawa University of Human Services)
"Do Minimum Wages Affect Drug Use Outcomes? Evidence from Canada" joint with Haruko Noguchi
Chair: Yoko Ibuka
Presentation in English