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Welcome to my homepage. I am an Economist at the International Monetary Fund. I graduated from University of Chicago with a Ph.D. in Economics in June 2016.
Research Interests
Macroeconomics and Labor Economics
What's NEW?
What's NEW?
My joint paper "Did the COVID-19 Recession Increase the Demand for Digital Occupations in the United States? Evidence from Employment and Vacancies Data" is now published at IMF Economic Review (June 2024)
My new joint IMF working paper ""The Impact of Reduced Commuting on Labor Supply and Household Welfare: A Post-Pandemic Analysis" is now online.
My joint IMF working paper ""Dissecting the Decline in Average Hours Worked in Europe" was cited/mentioned in Financial Times, Economist (May 2024)
My joint working paper "Preferences for Reforms: Endowments vs. Beliefs" is now accepted at Economic Policy (January 2024)
My joint paper "Transitioning to a Greener Labor Market: Cross-Country Evidence from Microdata" is now published at Energy Economics (January 2024)
My paper "Labor Market Dynamics: A Hidden Markov Approach" (Job Market Paper) is now conditionally accepted at Journal of the European Economic Association
I study the intersection between labor economics and macroeconomics. My general approach to research is to use micro level data to gain deeper insight for aggregate labor market dynamics. I am generally interested in understanding the role of worker's heterogeneity in the macroeconomic labor context. In my job market paper, I propose a new statistical model to capture observed persistent labor market transitions by parsimoniously incorporating heterogeneity and history dependence in labor market transitions. I also have several working papers in which I study labor market mismatch and how measurement errors could change the results of previous studies of labor market dynamics.
Contact Information
Email: ishibata [at] imf.org
References: Robert Shimer (Chair), University of Chicago; Steven Davis, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Loukas Karabarbounis, University of Minnesota
Disclaimer: The views expressed on this website are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the International Monetary Fund, its Executive Board, or its Management.
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