Applied Economics Workshop

Past Seminars

Masao Ogaki (Keio University)
"Comparing data gathered in an online and a laboratory experiment using the Trustlab platform" joint with Nobuyuki Hanaki, Takayuki Hoshino,
Kohei Kubota, Fabrice Murtin, Fumio Ohtake and Naoko Okuyama
Chair: Hideo Akabayashi
Presentation in English
Miho Takizawa (Gakushuin University)
"Does Employee Downsizing Work? Evidence from Product Innovation at Manufacturing Plants" joint with Hiroko Okudaira and Kenta Yamanouchi
Chair: Kozo Kiyota
Presentation in English
Rong Fu (Waseda University)
"The impact of contracting formal care benefits on informal care provision and caregiver well-being: evidence from Japan" joint with Dung Le and Yoko Ibuka
Chair: Yoko Ibuka
Presentation in English
Mirka Zvedelikova (Keio University)
"Schools’ Early Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: Role of ICT Equipment and Teachers’IT Skills"
joint with Hideo Akabayashi and Shimpei Taguchi
Chair: Hideo Akabayashi
Presentation in English
Yoko Okuyama (Uppsala University)
"Electoral institutions, women's representation, and policy outcomes" joint with Ayumi Sudo
Chair: Yoko Ibuka
Presentation in English
Naoki Aizawa (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
"Labor Market Screening and Social Insurance Program Design for the Disabled" joint with Soojin Kim & Serena Rhee
Joint with Microeconomics Workshop and Applied Economics Workshop 
Chair: Yasunari Tamada
Presentation in English
Tomoaki Kotera (Tohoku University)
"The Effect of Elimination of Auxiliary Benefits on Sustainability of Social Security in Population Aging"
Chair: Akira Sasahara,
Presentation in English
Koji Isozumi (Keio University)
"Is Entering an Elite School a Goal or a Start?: The Effect of Ordinal Rank on Academic Achievement and College Quality" joint with Hirotake Ito, Makiko Nakamuro and Shintaro Yamaguchi 
Chair: Ryo Nakajima
Presentation in English
Tsz Kwan TSE (Osaka University)
"Beware of artificial intelligence’s ability before you trust them: Evidence from a stock price forecasting experiment" joint with Nobuyuki HANAKI and Bolin MAO
Chair: Masao Ogaki
Presentation in English
Yuji Honjo (Chuo University)
"The impact of founder-CEO succession on IPO survival: Evidence from Japanese junior stock markets"
joint with Yuya Ikeda and Koki Kurihara
Chair: Kozo Kiyota
Presentation in English