Graduate school of Economics, Kyoto University
My primary research Interests are Development Economics, Health, and Family Economics. I am also interested in Gender Economics, Behavioral Economics, Economics of Education, and Economics of Crime.
Education
2024 Kyoto University - Ph.D. (Economics)
2020 Kyoto University - MA (Economics)
2018 The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen - BBA (Economics)
Publications
Women’s empowerment in Zimbabwe: Examining the role of educational reform, with Nguyen, P. H., Le, H. (2025), Social Indicators Research, 1(43), https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-024-03515-4
Maternal education and child survival: Causal evidence from Kenya, with Nguyen-Phung, H., Nguyen, P. H., Le, H. (2024), Review of Economics of the Household, 1(31), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-024-09717-6
Fertility Policy and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace: Evidence from the Two-Child Policy Reform in China, with Kono, H. (2024), Discussion papers: e-24-001, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University, https://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dp/papers/e-24-001.pdf
Seminars and Conference Presentations
2025 CfHCR seminar series by Oxford School of Nursing & Midwifery (Virtual)
2024 International Economic Association - World Bank (IEA-WB) Conference Gender Norms and the Law (Virtual)
2024 CEA (UK/Europe) Conference 2024 (London)
2023 The Quantitative Social Science Workshop by Peking University (Beijing)
2020 The 13th Next-Generation Global Workshop (Virtual)
Working Experience
2025 Program-specific Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University
2024 Post-doctoral Researcher, Oxford School of Nursing & Midwifery, Oxford Brookes University
2021 Digital Marketing Specialist, Luxury Department, Nihon L'Oréal
Technical Skills
Computer Programming: Python | Statistical Analysis: STATA, R
Marketing Analysis: Google Analytics
Language Proficiency
Chinese & Cantonese: Mother tongue
English & Japanese: Fluent
Hobbies
Kendo: 2 dan
Calligraphy: 7 Kyu
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