Curriculum Vitae
Yoko Ibuka, Ph.D.
Professor , Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Email: ibuka[at]econ.keio.ac.jp
Address: 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan
(On leave for academic year 2023)
Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Address: Saunders Hall, 2424 Maile Way, Honolulu, 96822, USA
Other Affiliations:
Research Fellow, Waseda Institute of Social and Human Capital Studies, Tokyo, Japan (Jan 2018-).
Research Fellow, Research Center for Health Policy and Economics, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Tokyo, Japan (April 2017-).
EDUCATION
2002-2008 Rutgers University, New Jersey , Ph.D. in Economics, May 2008
(Dissertation) Models in Finance and Medicine Using Bayesian Inference , (Thesis committee) Prof. Hiroki Tsurumi (Co-chair), Prof. Louise B. Russell (Co-chair), Prof. John Landon-Lane
1996 - 2002 Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
M.A. in Economics, March 2002
B.A. in Economics, March 2000
EMPLOYMENT
2019-present Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
2016- 2019 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
2013-2016 Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Management, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
2012-2013 Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2011-2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan
2008-2011 Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow, School of Public Health, Yale University, Connecticut (Mentor) Prof. Alison P. Galvani
2005-2008 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University
2002 Research Fellow, Department of Economics, Keio University
Affiliations:
2023-2024 Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI, USA.
2023 Visiting Scholar, SciencesPo, Paris, France.
2018 Research Fellow, The Mitsubishi Economic Research Institute(MERI), Tokyo, Japan.
2016-2018 Adjunct Researcher, Graduate School of Economics, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
2014 Visiting Associate Professor, IGR-IAE University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France.
2012-2013 Adjunct Associate Professor, School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan
2010-2011 Visiting Researcher, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
AWARDS/HONORS
2015 Finalist, the 2015 William Pierskalla Award, INFORMS
2011 Outstanding Author Contribution Awards, Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence (for the paper "How much time do Americans spend seeking health care? Racial and Ethnic Differences in patient experiences”
2009 Abe Fellowship, Social Science Research Council, New York
2005 Peter Asch Memorial Scholarship for outstanding research in applied microeconomics, Rutgers University
2002 Yoshida Fellowship for studying overseas, Yoshida Scholarship Foundation, Tokyo (until 2005)
GRANTS
2021 - 2025 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(S), Co-investigator ( PI: Hideo Aakabayashi), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2021 - 2024 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A) , Co-investigator (PI: Holme Petter), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2021 - 2024 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A), Co-investigator (PI: Ryota Nakamura), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2021 - 2025 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B), Co-investigator (PI: Midori Wakabayashi), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2021 - 2025 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B), Co-investigator (PI: Hatsuru Morita),Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2021 - 2025 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B) , Co-investigator (PI: Shinya Kajitani), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2020 - 2023 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C) (#20K01731), Principal Investigator, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2020 - 2022 Core-to-Core program (B) Asia-Africa Science Platform, Co-investigator (PI: Ryota Nakamura), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2019 - 2021 Open Research Area for the Social Sciences, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS, Japan), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Germany), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC, UK) and the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO, Netherlands) PI (Marjolein Broese Van Groenou & Yoko Ibuka)
2018 - 2020 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B) (#18H00862), Co-investigator (PI: Ryota Nakamura), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2018 - 2020 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B) (#18H00864), Co-investigator (PI: Chiaki Moriguchi), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2016 Seimeikai Research Grant, Seimeikai.
2016 Research grant, Joint Usage and Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
2016 - 2018 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (#16K03694), Principal Inverstigator, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
2016 - 2019 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Co-investigator (PI: Hatsuru Morita), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
2015 Career development grant, Tohoku University Center for Gender Equality Promotion.
2014 Career development grant, Tohoku University Center for Gender Equality Promotion.
2014 - 2015 Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (#26780168) , Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
2014 Grant for research on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, Co-investigator (PI: Hiroshi Nishiura), Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
2013 Research grant, Institute for Health Economics and Policy.
2013 - 2015 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (#25285089), Co-investigator (PI: Junichi Itaya), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science .
2013 Travel grant, Tohoku Kaihatsu Memorial Foundation.
2012 Research grant, Japan Center for Economic Research.
2011 - 2012 Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up (#23830025), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
European Economic Association/ Econometric Society European Meeting (2024, 2012)
International Health Economics Association (2023, 2015, 2013)
Gerontology Society of America, Annual Scientific Meeting (2020)
Western Economics Association International, Keio University, Tokyo (2019)
Japan-Taiwan-Korea Health Economics Associations joint conference, Seoul National University, Seoul (2016)
Medical Spending across the Developing World. Institute for Fiscal Studies, London (2015)
MMW conference, Academia Sinica, Taipei (2014)
Japanese Economics Association meeting (Spring 2024, Fall 2020, Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2011)
Canadian Health Economists’ Study Group (2012)
Japan Health Economics Association (2024, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2011)
American Society of Health Economists (2010)
Society for Medical Decision Making (2009)
AcademyHealth (2009), poster session
Society for Medical Decision Making (2008), poster session
SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS/INVITED TALKS
2024: Keio University
2023: Univesity of Hawaii at Manoa
2022: Hitotsubashi University, Sophia University, Kobe University, Osaka University (OSIPP), Osaka University (Workshop on Human Resource Allocation), Otaru University of Commerce
2020: GRIPS, Kansai Labor Economics Study Group
2019: Tokyo Labor Economics Workshop, Kindai University, Tohoku University
2018: Sophia University
2017: Shiga University, Tohoku University, Hitotsubashi University, The Health Care Science Institute
2016: University of Technology Sydney, Keio University
2015: Kansai Labor Economics Study Group, Tokyo Labor Economics Workshop, Tohoku University, Hitotsubashi University
2014: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
2012: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Tohoku University, Kansai Public Economists’ Study Group
2011: Yokohama National University, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
2010: Hitotsubashi University, Ritsumeikan University
2009: Yale University (School of Public Health)
2008: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies(GRIPS)
2007: Rutgers University
CONSULTANCIES
2006 World Bank, Washington D.C. "Economic evaluation of nutrition intervention in Uzbekistan"
2002 Institution for International Monetary Affairs, Tokyo, Japan, and the Ministry of Finance of Japan "Policy evaluation of Japan's support to counties affected by the Asian currency crisis"
COURSES TAUGHT
Graduate courses
Health Policy ( International University of Japan, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Health Economics (for Economics) (Tohoku 2013, 2015; Keio 2016-2022, 2024)
Health Economics (for Public Health) (Keio 2017-2022, 2024)
Intermediate Microeconomics (Tohoku 2015)
Microeconomic Analysis (Hitotsubashi, School of International and Public Policy, Spring 2011, 2012)
Statistics for Economic Analysis (Hitotsubashi, School of International and Public Policy, Fall 2011, 2012)
Applied Econometric Analysis (Hitotsubashi, School of International and Public Policy, Fall 2011, 2012)
Undergraduate courses
Lecture Series on Longevity Studies (Keio 2018-2022)
Health Economics (Tohoku 2014, 2016; Keio 2016-2022, 2024)
Introduction to Microeconomics (Rutgers, 2007)
EXTERNAL REVIEWER
Grant application
National Science Foundation (USA)
Health Services Research Competitive Research Grant (National Medical Research Council, Singapore).
Journal reviews
Economics Journals: Health Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Experimental Economics, International Economic Review, Japanese Economic Review, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of Economic Education
Science, Health, Medical Journals: Scientific Reports, Human & Social Sciences Communications, Social Science and Medicine, Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, BMJ Open, BMC Public Health, Frontiers in Public Health, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Health Policy, Social Science & Medicine Population Health, Vaccine, PLoS ONE, Health Care Management Science, BMC Infectious Diseases, Medical Decision Making, Journal of Infectious Diseases
Conferences
The annual meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Congress of the International Health Economics Association (2014)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Management committee of Asian Workshop on Econometrics and Health economics, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Member of: Japanese Economic Association, Japan Health Economic Association, International Health Economics Association,
Summer course of the Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling & Its Applications, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, 2008
Editorial board member of Medical Decision Making (2013-2018)
Editorial board member of BMC Public Health (2023-)