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JURC
Joint Usage and Research Center for Behavioral Economics
Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences
Olivia Miske,
Gwen-Jiro Clochard,
et al.
Nature,
652
pp.126-134
2026
The private solution trap in collective action problems across 34 nations
Eugene Malthouse,
Charlie Pilgrim,
Daniel Sgroi,
Gwen-Jiro Clochard,
Nobuyuki Hanaki,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
123
(12)
2026
A Behavioral Explanation for the Puzzling Persistence of the Aggregate Real Exchange Rate
Mario J. Crucini,
Mototsugu Shintani,
Takayuki Tsuruga
Journal of the European Economic Association,
forthcoming
Signaling Vision: Knowing When to Quit
Junichiro Ishida,
Wing Suen
International Economic Review,
forthcoming
Investigating the Effects of Single-Dose Intranasal Testosterone on Economic Preferences in a Large Randomized Trial of Men
Anna Dreber,
Taisuke Imai,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
122
(39)
e2508519122
2025
International Economic Review
In collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (USA), we edit and publish the International Economic Review (IER).
World-leading Researchers
Members of ISER have had their papers published in leading international journals.

News

Apr 20th, 2026
Professor Claudio Ferraz (University of British Columbia) is visiting us from Apr 20, 2026 to Apr 25, 2026.
Apr 8th, 2026
Assistant Professor Hien Pham (Hanoi National Economics University) is visiting us from Apr 8, 2026 to Apr 17, 2026.
Apr 7th, 2026
"When Robots Think and Feel, Will Trust Disappear? Evidence from an Online Experiment", Assistant Professor Gwen-Jirō Clochard (with Yu Pan, Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez, Helmut M. Dietl) has been accepted for publication in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.
Apr 6th, 2026
"Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences", Assistant Professor Gwen-Jirō Clochard (with Olivia Miske, et al.) has been accepted for publication in Nature.
Apr 6th, 2026
Professor Maurizio Iacopetta (SKEMA Business School) is visiting us from Apr 6, 2026 to Apr 23, 2026.
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Upcoming Event

5/11
Joshua Hausman
University of Michigan
ISER Seminar
Debt-Deflation and the Recession of 1920-21
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/15
Wei Huang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
5/18
Jean-Felix Brouillette
Hautes études commerciales de Montréal
ISER Seminar
Variable Markups, Incomplete Pass-Throughs, and R&D Misallocation
10:30 ~ 12:00 (A301)
5/18
Shota Ichihashi
Queen's University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/25
Shigehiro Serizawa
Osaka University of Economics
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/26
Li Zhaorui
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Seminar in Macroeconomics
A Reference-Dependent Fiscal Theory of Self-Fulfilling Price Levels (with Xuewen Liu, Thomas J. Sargent, and Pengfei Wang)
16:00 ~ 17:30 (Online)
5/29
ChienHsun Lin
National Taipei University
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
6/1
Tim Ruberg
The University of Tokyo
ISER Seminar
Edutainment, Parental Involvement, and Child Development: Evidence from a Home-Based Intervention
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/8
Robert Ferenc Veszteg
Waseda University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/9
Julio Galvez
CUNEF Universidad
Seminar in Macroeconomics
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16:00 ~ 17:30 (Online)
6/9
Fabian Trottner
University of California, San Diego
Seminar in Macroeconomics
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08:45 ~ 10:15 (Online)
6/15
Chen Lyu
Peking University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/16
Ayumu Ken Kikkawa
University of British Columbia
ISER Seminar
TBA
15:00 ~ 16:30 (A301)
6/22
Takashi Kunimoto
Singapore Management University
ISER Seminar
Locally Robust Implementation of Efficient Bilateral Trade with Correlated Beliefs
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/29
Suanna Oh
École d'économie de Paris
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
7/24
Erkut Y. Ozbay
University of Maryland
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
9/4
Elaine M. Liu
Georgia State University
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
9/18
Alistair J. Wilson
University of Pittsburgh
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
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Research Highlights

Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences
Olivia Miske,
Gwen-Jiro Clochard,
et al.
Nature,
652
pp.126-134
2026
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10203-5
The private solution trap in collective action problems across 34 nations
Eugene Malthouse,
Charlie Pilgrim,
Daniel Sgroi,
Gwen-Jiro Clochard,
Nobuyuki Hanaki,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
123
(12)
2026
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2504632123
A Behavioral Explanation for the Puzzling Persistence of the Aggregate Real Exchange Rate
Mario J. Crucini,
Mototsugu Shintani,
Takayuki Tsuruga
Journal of the European Economic Association,
forthcoming
Signaling Vision: Knowing When to Quit
Junichiro Ishida,
Wing Suen
International Economic Review,
forthcoming
DOI: 10.1111/iere.70066
Investigating the Effects of Single-Dose Intranasal Testosterone on Economic Preferences in a Large Randomized Trial of Men
Anna Dreber,
Taisuke Imai,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
122
(39)
e2508519122
2025
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2508519122
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