Welcome! I will join Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Osaka University as a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor in Fall 2025.
I received a Ph.D. in Economics from Simon Fraser University. My research focuses on the role of institutions in mitigating environmental hazards and resolving conflicts, using novel datasets on Greece Land Reform and Native-settler conflicts on the American frontier.
Research interests: New Institutional Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Experimental Economics
Email: liangdiao<at>iser.osaka-u.ac.jp