SAORI CHIBA
Professor
Faculty of Economics, Kyoto Sangyo University (Website, English), (Website, Japanese)
Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto, 603-8555, Kyoto, Japan
E-mail: chiba(at)cc(dot)kyoto-su(dot)ac(dot)jp, saoricb(at)bu(dot)edu
Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/view/saorichiba-economics
University Web page (Japanese): https://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/professors/ec/ec/chiba-saori.html
Curriculum Vitae (PDF English, PDF Japanese to be posted later)
FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Microeconomic Theory, Bayesian Games (Communications, Information, Organizations), Information Design
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. (Economics), Boston University, Boston MA, USA, September 2013
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Communication Games and Behavioral Economics
Main Advisor: Barton L. Lipman
Dissertation Committee: Barton L. Lipman, Sambuddha Ghosh (2nd advisor), Andrew F. Newman (3rd advisor), Michael Manove and Juan Ortner
Ph.D. Program, Economics Department, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA, September 2006-May 2007
M.A. (Economics), Boston University, Boston MA, USA, September 2006
M.B.A. (Honors), Boston University, Boston MA, USA, September 2006
B.A. (Economics-Business and Administration), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 1994
B.A. (Economics- Economics), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 1993
Advisor: Kazuo Ueda
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES:
Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University (Faculty of Economics), Kyoto, Japan, April 2025-
Associate Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University (Faculty of Economics), Kyoto, Japan, April 2020-March 2025
Lecturer (part time), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 2020−
Senior Lecturer, Kyoto University (Graduate School of Economics), Kyoto, Japan, September 2015-March 2020
Postdoctoral Scholar, Universita Ca' Foscari Venezia (Department of Management), Venice, Italy, September 2013-August 2015
Adjunct Lecturer, Simmons College (currently Simmons University) (Department of Economics), Boston MA, USA, September 2012-May 2013
Research Assistant, Professor Barton L. Lipman, Boston University (Department of Economics), 2011-2012
Research Assistant, Professor Keith N. Hylton, Boston University (School of Law), 2012-2013
Teaching Fellow, Boston University (Department of Economics), Boston MA, USA, 2008-2012
OTHER WORKING EXPERIENCES:
The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Ltd. (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial [NYSE: MTU]), Japan, April 1994-July 2004
Manager, Debt Finance Division, Non-Performing Loan (NPL) Liquidation Team
Associate Manager, Credit Policy & Planning Division, NPL Liquidation Team
Associate Manager, Kyobashi Branch & Ginza Dori Branch, Corporate Finance Team
MEMBERSHIPS OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Economic Association (AEA), Econometric Society, European Economic Association (EEA), Game Theory Society, Japanese Economic Association (JEA), Japanese Society for Mathematical Economics (JSME)
PUBLICATIONS and WORKING PAPERS, CONFERENCES and PRESENTATIONS:
Please see the "Research" page.
REFEREE EXPERIENCES:
Behavioral Sciences, Economic Theory, Games, Games and Economics Behavior, International Economic Review, Japanese Economic Review, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Kyoto Economic Review, Mathematics, Singapore Economic Review,
Journal of Applied Regional Science (Japanese), Keizai Ronso (Japanese), ISER (Moriguchi Prize)
GRANTS:
Japan Society for the Promotion Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), April 2025-March 2028 (Co-Investigator, with K. Kohei et al.)
Japan Society for the Promotion Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), April 2020-March 2024 (with K. Hori), April 2024-March 2027 (Co-Investigator, with K. Hori)
The Joint Research Program of KIER, Kyoto University, April 2020-March 2022 (with K. Hori, Y. Iwanami et al. and T. Sekiguchi), April 2023-March 2024 (with N. Funai & C. Hara), April 2024-March 2025 (with Y. Awaya, N. Funai, K. Hori, S. Nishikawa, & C. Hara), April 2025-March 2026 (Co-Investigator, with N. Funai, K. Hori, S. Nishikawa--Main Investigator, & C. Hara)
Trust Forum Foundation, Grants, 2019 (Co-Investigator, with M. Ogaku)
The Kyoto University Foundation, Grants for Research (A), June 2019-March 2020
Japan Society for the Promotion Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), April 2016-March 2019
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS:
Distinction in Macroeconomics Qualifying Exam, Boston University (Department of Economics), 2008
Special Research Fellowship, Boston University (Department of Economics), 2010
Teaching Fellowship, Boston University (Department of Economics), 2008-2009, 2011
Dean's Achievement Scholarship, Boston University (School of Management), 2004-2006
VISITING:
Universita Ca' Foscari Venezia (Department of Management), Venice, Italy, March 2016
COMPUTER SKILLS: Mathematica, Microsoft Office
LANGUAGES: English (Fluent), Italian (Intermediate: CILS B1-10/2024), Japanese (Native)
CITIZENSHIP: JAPAN
REFERENCES:
Barton L. Lipman, Professor
Boston University (Department of Economics), Boston MA, USA
Tadashi Sekiguchi, Professor
Kyoto University (Kyoto Institute of Economic Research), Kyoto, Japan
Marco LiCalzi, Professor
Universita Ca'Foscari Venezia (Department of Management), Venezia, Italy
Masato Aoki, Associate Professor
Simmons University (Department of Economics), Boston MA, USA