HIAS Bridges NEXT

Julia Mariko Jacoby

Research field:Early modern Japanese environmental and economic history

●What are your current research interests?

I currently research the complex natural resource networks of early modern Japanese villages and how they continued into the Meiji period.

●What do you enjoy most about research?

I love to connect with people from the past through reading sources and to connect with colleagues about research.

●What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

Research, for me, is an opportunity to never stop learning.

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

I’ve always been curious and loved analyzing things.

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

I want to be a researcher who brings people together internationally.

Haitao Cheng

Research field:International trade theory

●What are your current research interests?

trade and the environment, border carbon adjustments, carbon pricing

●What do you enjoy most about research?

Develop interesting models, obtain interesting results.

● What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

Research means solving the questions that you cannot answer with Google.

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

Google usually does not work well in answering my questions. So, why not do it by myself?

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

Publish good papers in good journals.

Hamza Umer

Research field:Economics

●What are your current research interests?

Lab and Field Experiments, Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics, Islamic Finance, Labor Market

●What do you enjoy most about research?

The opportunity to conduct economic experiments with diverse people and understand unique factors (such as religion) that influence decision-making is the most interesting aspect of my research.

● What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

A systematic analysis of behavior in different contexts.

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

I always enjoyed education and selecting research as a career was a natural choice for me. Along the way, my parents provided me the necessary strength to pursue my interests in research. Correspondingly, several professors have further inspired research interests in me and I hope to emulate their footsteps.

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

At the moment there are three key goals. First, I would like to continue exploring unique factors that influence economic decisions. I believe such a research can enrich our understanding about unexplored aspects of decision-making that can ultimately help in micro-level policies. Second, I would like to continue field research (RCTs & Experiments) in the less developed societies and suggest evidence-based policies for enhancing wellbeing. Third, I would like to collaborate with other researchers and explore the application of economic experiments in the related research fields.

Hiroki Shinozaki

Research field:Mechanism Design / Market Design

●What are your current research interests?

Auctions

●What do you enjoy most about research?

It’s fun when an idea takes shape.

● What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

For me, research is like a curry party.

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

I have been enlightened.

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

I would like to dedicate myself to research like a rhinoceros.

Junichi Kikuchi

Research field:Macroeconomics

●What are your current research interests?

Expectation / Inflation / Consumption / Measurement

●What do you enjoy most about research?

When embarking on new data and/or new projects

● What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

A hobby that never gets boring

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

If I had to choose, I would say the experience of devoting hour after hour in research in my graduate school years.

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

A researcher who is not only enthusiastic in research but also education.

Makoto Kadowaki

Research field:Industrial Organization, Innovation Economics

●What are your current research interests?

Economic analysis of intellectual property rights, the relationship between information disclosure and technological progress, economic effects of platforms

●What do you enjoy most about research?

I always enjoy it. (I also enjoy when I’m not doing research)

● What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

A meritorious deed regardless of productivity

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

I was curious whether it was something one could become simply by trying, so I gave it a shot

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

The kind whose opinion people think “Well, whether I agree or not, I should at least hear what this person has to say”

Etienne Makdissi

Research field:Family and Labor Economics

●What are your current research interests?

Marriage Formation and Location Choice

●What do you enjoy most about research?

Satisfying my curiosity

● What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

Improving our understanding of society

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

Desire to explain why society is structured as it is, and to try to find out how to improve it.

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

Better understanding of the relationship between family and socio-economic structures.

Elnura Baiaman kyzy

Research field:Mainly macroeconomics, with a focus on monetary and fiscal policy, uncertainty and, a love for Bayesian estimation

●What are your current research interests?

Currently I am working on stochastic volatility models and nonlinear filters.

●What do you enjoy most about research?

Uncovering new insights and solving both old and new puzzles

● What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

A long journey of exploring new ideas and solutions

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

The amazing women in science!

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

Keep exploring, keep solving, and keep enjoying my job!

Wenjiao Hu

Research field:International economics, monetary economics

●What are your current research interests?

exchange rate linkage with economic variables in developing countries

●What do you enjoy most about research?

I often enjoy the feeling of attention-focusing during research.

● What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

I treat academic research as a way to improve my personal integrity.

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

To save the world.

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

I want to make more contribution to financial stability in international community

Akira Hatsukawa

Research field:International law and constitutional law

●What are your current research interests?

Domestic application of international human rights treaties.

●What do you enjoy most about research?

Finding something new about human rights in Japan (in light of international law, not just the Constitution of Japan).

● What does research mean to you?(In a nutshell)

Climbing (hard and exhausting, but can also be rewarding with a magnificent view).

●What inspired you to become a researcher?

A question I had when I was an undergraduate: why are international standards of human rights not necessarily discussed frequently and sufficiently in Japan?

●What are your future goals as a researcher?

Bridging international law and constitutional law, which would contribute to better human rights protection in Japan.