Tim Ruberg

About me
I am Project Assistant Professor at The University of Tokyo. 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.

I obtained my PhD from the University of Hohenheim and completed research stays at Keio University, The University of Tokyo, The University of Sydney, and the Australian National University.

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

Upcoming Talks and Presentations
November 8, 2025, 20th Applied Econometrics Conference, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
Characterizing the Returns to STEM: Marginal and Policy-Relevant Treatment Effects

November 19, 2025, Applied Micro Seminar, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo
Infrastructure and Business Taxation

December 9, 2025, IO-Labor Workshop, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
Infrastructure and Business Taxation

December 15, 2025, Empirical Microeconomics Workshop, The University of Tokyo
Moral Education and Child Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Japan

January 3-5, 2026, ASSA 2026 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia
Characterizing the Returns to STEM: Marginal and Policy-Relevant Treatment Effects

February 20, 2026, Kansai Labor Workshop, Osaka
tbd

March 6, 2026, Research Seminar, Doshisha University, Kyoto
Infrastructure and Business Taxation

June 1, 2026, Research Seminar, Osaka University
tbd

Contact
Graduate School of Economics
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0033 Tokyo
Email:  ruberg@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp