Social and Economic Research
At the forefront of global economics, we tackle society’s most pressing issues. Our research drives collaboration and innovation across leading institutes worldwide. By sharing our insights, we shape economic policy and institutional design on an international scale.
JURC
Joint Usage and Research Center for Behavioral Economics
Robustly Optimal Voting Rule
Noriaki Kiguchi,
Shinpei Noguchi,
Yuta Takahashi
Journal of Economic Theory,
forthcoming
Optimal Design of Market Access
Takuro Yamashita,
Shuguang Zhu
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics,
forthcoming
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
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

Jul 2nd, 2026
"Do people rely on ChatGPT more than their peers to detect deepfake news?", by Yuhao Fu and Professor Nobuyuki Hanaki has been accepted for publication in Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination.
Jun 29th, 2026
Deepak Kumar (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) is visiting us from Jun 29, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026.
Jun 29th, 2026
Assistant Professor Haruka Uchida (University of Chicago) is visiting us from Jun 29, 2026 to Jul 5, 2026.
Jun 26th, 2026
"Trading Institutions, Emotional Arousal, and Overbidding", Professor Nobuyuki Hanaki (with Brice Corgnet, Camille Cornand) has been accepted for publication in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control.
Jun 26th, 2026
Assistant Professor Suanna Oh (École d'économie de Paris) is visiting us from Jun 26, 2026 to Jul 4, 2026.
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Upcoming Event

7/7
Hiroyuki Kubota
University of California, Los Angeles
Seminar in Macroeconomics
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16:00 ~ 17:30 (Hybrid)
7/13
Chishio Furukawa
Yokohama National University
ISER Seminar
Deriving Shape of Utility over Long-Horizon Wealth: An Opportunities Approach
10:30 ~ 12:00 (A301)
7/14
In Hwan Jo
Waseda University
Seminar in Macroeconomics
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16:00 ~ 17:30
7/17
Wei-Min Hu
National Chengchi University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
7/21
Ken Yamada
Kyoto University
Seminar in Macroeconomics
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10:45 ~ 12:15 (Online)
7/24
Erkut Y. Ozbay
University of Maryland
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
8/28
Satoshi Fukuda
Santa Clara University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
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)
9/28
Sebastian Seitz
University of Manchester
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
10/19
Laura Panza
University of Melbourne
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
10/26
Jun Goto
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
11/16
The 29th Moriguchi Prize
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Research Highlights

Robustly Optimal Voting Rule
Noriaki Kiguchi,
Shinpei Noguchi,
Yuta Takahashi
Journal of Economic Theory,
forthcoming
Optimal Design of Market Access
Takuro Yamashita,
Shuguang Zhu
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics,
forthcoming
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
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