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Personal
Born on December 23rd, 1982.
Japanese citizenship.
Education
B.S. Engineering, Kyoto University, 2005.
M.A. Economics, Kyoto University, 2008.
Ph. D. Economics, Penn State University, 2015.
Employment
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Rochester, 2015-2022
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Rochester, 2022-2025
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Tokyo, 2025-
Grants and Fellowships
Bates White Fellowship, Spring 2013
National Science Foundation, "Communication, Cartels and Collusion," (joint with Vijay Krishna), 2016 - 2019.
National Science Foundation, "Innovation and Information," (joint with Vijay Krishna), 2021 - 2024.
Professional Activities
Program Committee, Spring 2016 Midwest Economic Theory and International Trade Conference.
Program Committee, Fall 2024 Midwest Economic Theory and International Trade Conference.
Guest Editor, GAMES, Special Issue on "Communication, Cartels and Collusion."
Ph.D. Committees
Vycheslav Arbuzov, University of Rochester, Economics, 2020.
Botong Shang, University of Rochester, Simon Business School, 2021.
David Swanson, University of Rochester, Simon Business School, 2022.
Xuyuanda Qi, University of Rochester, Simon Business School, 2022.
Naoki Fujiwara, University of Rochester, Economics, 2023.
Discussions (The title is that of the published version if applicable, and may differ from the version I discussed)
Coordinated Capacity Reduction and Public Communication in the Airline Industry, Aryal, Ciliberto and Leyden, SEA, 2018.
Exit Dilemma: The Role of Private Learning on Firm Survival, by Cetemen and Margaria, NYU Stern IO Day, 2020.
Value of Information in Social Learning, by Sato and Shimizu, Japanese Economic Association, 2025 Fall.