Applied Economics Workshop
Past Seminars
2026/05/15(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Harun Alp (Federal Reserve Board)
"Committing to Grow: Employment Targets and Firm Dynamics" joint with Ufuk Akcigit, André Diegmann and Nicolas Serrano-Velarde
Joint with Applied Economics Workshop and Macroeconomics Workshop
Chair: Manabu Nose
Presentation in English
2026/05/08(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Kanda Naknoi (University of Connecticut)
"Intergenerational Correlation in Returns, Wealth Inequality and the Estate Tax" joint with Kunze Li and Kai Zhao
Joint with Applied Economics Workshop and Macroeconomics Workshop
Chair: Kimiko Terai
Presentation in English
2026/04/24(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Pascal Courty (University of Victoria (Canada))
"Are judges influenced by past outcomes? Evidence from figure skating"
Chair: Hideo Akabayashi
Presentation in English
2026/04/17(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Aksel Erbahar (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
"Who Pays for Sanctions? The Regional Labor Market Effects in Iran" joint with M. Bosker, M. H. Dehghani, and J. Emami Namini
Chair: Akira Sasahara
Co-organized 国際経済学ワークショップ
Presentation in English
2026/04/10(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
First School Building , #107 (1st fl.) on campus
Jingcheng Jiang (The University of Tokyo)
"Politically Induced Internal Trade Barriers in China"
Chair: Masahiro Endoh
Co-organized The Center for International Economics
Presentation in English
2026/01/23(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
South School Building , #436 ( 3rd fl.)
Dong-Hyuk Kim (The University of Queensland)
"When Carbon Emission Trading Meets a Regulated Industry: Insights from Coal-fired Power Sector in China" joint with Hui Qiao and Ying Zheng
Chair: Yukako Ono
Presentation in English
2026/01/09(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
South School Building , #436 ( 3rd fl.)
Jongkwan Lee (Yonsei University)
"High-Skilled Immigration, Firm Dynamics, and Local Factor Adjustment: Evidence from the STEM OPT Extension" joint with Seoyoung Kwon and Joan Monras
Chair: Akira Sasahara
Co-organized The Center for International Economics
Presentation in English
2025/12/26(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
South School Building , #436 ( 3rd fl.)
Fumiya Uchikoshi (Harvard University)
"Is Good News Good for Everyone? Testing the Gendered Effect of Relative Grades on Application Behaviors in Japanese College Admissions " joint with Ran Nakao
Chair: Hideo Akabayashi
Presentation in English
2025/12/19(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
South School Building , #436 ( 3rd fl.)
Daniel Zizzo (University of Queensland)
"Do You Behave like Sheep? Understanding Compliance and Peer Information Effects" joint with Ozan Isler
Chair: Kenju Kamei
Presentation in English
2025/12/12(Fri)
10:45–12:15
in-person
South School Building , #436 ( 3rd fl.)
Yuki Higuchi (Sophia University)
"Do Agglomeration Externalities Form Service Clusters? Evidence from a Location Lottery" joint with Ngan Bich Le and Mari Tanaka
Chair: Ying Yao
Presentation in English