Field Studies

India, Evaluation of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, JICA, 2023-

Sri Lanka: Long-term impact of Walawe River irrigation projects, JICA, 2022-

Bangladesh, Digital finance, BIDS and JSPS, 2022- 

Philippines, Urban low-income community project, Murata Foundation & JSPS, 2022-

Singapore, Social capital of HDB housing, NUS and JSPS, 2022-

Bangladesh, MRT impact assessment, JICA, 2022-

Zambia, Small-scale irrigation impact assessment, JICA, 2022-

South Sudan, Youth empowerment through sports, JICA, 2020-

China, Economic impact of COVID-19, ADB, 2020-

Indonesia, Impact assessment of digitalization, ADB, 2020-

China, Nudging on plastic cutlery usage, ADB, 2020-

Philippines, COVID-19 and Typhoon Ulysses surveys, JSPS, 2020-

China, Insurance mechanisms for the elderly, ADB, 2019-

Vietnam, Impact assessment of road transportation under the GMS program, ADB, 2019-

China, Impact assessment of large scale infrastructure, ADB, 2018-

Philippines, Impact assessment of Cebu-Mactan Airport Project, 2018-

Philippines, Fintech-based loan program for tricycle drivers, ADB, 2018-

Tonga, Nudging in energy use project, ADB, 2018-

Japan: Long-term consequences of breastfeeding, JSPS-MEXT, 2016-

Japan, Philippines, and Nepal: Ibasho project, JSPS-MEXT and World Bank, 2015-

Mongolia: National pension experiment for nomads, JICA, 2015-

Korea: Lab experiments on family, poverty and pro-social behavior, JSPS-MEXT, 2015-

Japan: Lab experiments with Korean residents of Japan, JSPS-MEXT, 2015-

India: Traditional and IT enterprize survey and experiments, JSPS-MEXT, 2015-

Bangladesh: Kumon-BRAC project, JSPS-MEXT, 2015-

Philippines: Life skill intervention in a relocated community, 2015-

Japan: Survey on corporate demand for disaster insurance, RIETI, 2014-

Japan: Lab experiments on gender gap, JSPS-MEXT, 2014-

Bangladesh: Women empowerment by beauty, JSPS-MEXT, 2014- 

India: Entrepreneurship experiments of micro-enterprises, JSPS-MEXT, 2014-

Thailand: Impact of the 2011 flood on industrial plants, funded by RIETI, 2012-

Bangladesh: Risk projects, JICA RI, 2012-

Lao PDR: Micro-textile workshop surveys and experiments, ERIA and JSPS-MEXT, 2012-

Japan: Great East Japan earthquake projects, funded by JSPS-MEXT, NIRA, RIETI, and ERIA, 2011-

Philippines: Village surveys, informal credit survey, and field experiments, Hitotsubashi University and Waseda University, JSPS-MEXT, and ERIA, 2011-

Bangladesh: Saving habit formation experiments and E-education RCT-evaluation projects, JSPS-MEXT, 2011-

Nepal: Persons with disabilities and discrimination experiments project, JSPS-MEXT, 2009-

Burkina Faso: School based management RCT-evaluation and PGG experiments, JICA RI, 2009-

Madagascar: LLIN, household, epidemiological and entomological survey, Inst. of Developing Economies, 2009-

China: Sichuan school survey and DG & PGG experiments, Hitotsubashi, Renmin U., and U Tokyo project, JSPS-MEXT, 2009-

Philippines: Typhoon Milenyo survey and re-survey of the “Hayami” village, Los Banos, JSPS-MEXT, 2006-

Vietnam: Avian Influenza and Micro-Insurance survey, RIETI, 2006-2009: Re-survey of VHLSS subsample

Sri Lanka: Irrigation & Poverty Survey and Trust Games, Walawe River Left Bank for JBIC/JICA, 2000-02, 07- 10

Mongolia: Intra-household diary survey, and field experiments, World Bank and JSPS-MEXT, 2005-2008, 2010-2011

India (co-principal): Rickshaw driver survey, Delhi, Hitotsubashi University Project, JSPS-MEXT, 2005

India: Tsunami Survey, Nagapattinam, TN, JSPS-MEXT, 2005-06

India: Child Labor Survey with MV Foundation, AP, IDE, Toyota Foundation, and JSPS-MEXT, 2004-

Japan: Chuetsu Earthquake Survey, Niitaga, JSPS-MEXT, 2005-2006

Japan: Kobe earthquake Survey, Kobe, 2005.

Indonesia (co-principal): Saguling Fish Farm Follow up survey, JSPS-MEXT, 2005.

Philippines (co-principal): Farm and Non-farm survey, Central Luzon and Panay Island, FASID, 2003

Pakistan: Irrigation and Poverty Survey for JBIC Institute with IWMI, 2003-2004, 2006

Pakistan: Household Welfare Survey, 1997-98: Resurvey of IFPRI panel households; funded by FASID and Matsushita International Foundation, 1997 and 98.