Tim Ruberg

About me
I am Project Assistant Professor at the Market Design Center at The University of Tokyo. I am also a part-time lecturer at Keio University. Before that, I received my PhD from the University of Hohenheim. 

In my research, I am using microeconometric evaluation methods to study the causal impact of policy interventions and education programs on a wide range of individual outcomes such as health, educational attainment, and labor market performance.

Research Interests
Applied Microeconomics (Education, Environment, Health, Labor, Public)

Upcoming Talks and Presentations

May 19, 2026, Research Seminar, The University of Sydney
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention 

May 25, 2026, Applied Economics Seminar, The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Infrastructure and Business Taxation

June 1, 2026, Research Seminar, ISER, The University of Osaka
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention 

June 21, 2026, 1st Annual Conferene of the Community Mechanism Research Association, Doshisha University
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention 

June 26, 2026, The Chicago School in Experimental Economics (CSEE), Osaka
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention 

September 13-16, 2026, Verein für Socialpolitik Annual Conference 2026, Innsbruck
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention 

November 23, 2026, Research Seminar, National Taipei University
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention 

November 25, 2026, Research Colloquium, National Tsing Hua University
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention 

November 26, 2026, Economic History and Applied Microeconomics Seminar, National Taiwan University
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention 

December 10-12, 2026, AASLE 2026 Conference, Beijing
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention 

December 18, 2026, Applied Economics Workshop, Keio University, Tokyo
Infrastructure and Business Taxation

April 28, 2027, Research Seminar in Economics, University of Hohenheim, Tokyo
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TBD, 2027, PEPP Special Seminar, University of Tsukuba
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TBD, 2027, Tokyo Labor Economics Workshop
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Contact
Market Design Center
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0033 Tokyo
Email:  ruberg@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp