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Joint Usage and Research Center for Behavioral Economics
News
Mar 16th, 2026
Assistant Professor Philippos Louis (University of Cyprus) is visiting us from Mar 16, 2026 to Mar 28, 2026.
Mar 13th, 2026
Associate Professor Séverine Toussaert (University of Oxford) is visiting us from Mar 13, 2026 to Apr 21, 2026.
Mar 10th, 2026
Martina Lušková (Charles University Prague) is visiting us from Mar 10, 2026 to Mar 18, 2026.
Mar 10th, 2026
Professor Tomas Havranek (Charles University Prague) is visiting us from Mar 10, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026.
Mar 6th, 2026
"A Behavioral Explanation for the Puzzling Persistence of the Aggregate Real Exchange Rate", Professor Takayuki Tsuruga (with Mario J. Crucini, Mototsugu Shintani) has been accepted for publication in Journal of the European Economic Association.
Upcoming Event
3/23
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP on HUMAN-AI INTERACTION
Program Link4/6
Konstantin M. Wacker
University of Groningen
10:30 ~ 12:00 (A301)
4/6
Christos Ioannou
Université Paris-I-Panthéon-Sorbonne(Professor)
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/13
Hidenori Takahashi
Kyoto University
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/17
Fuhai Hong
Lingnan University
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
4/20
Hikmet Gunay
University of Manitoba(Professor)
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/27
Hillel Rapoport
Université Paris-I-Panthéon-Sorbonne
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/11
Joshua Hausmann
University of Michigan
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/15
Wei Huang
Chinese University of Hong Kong
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
5/18
Shota Ichihashi
Queen's University
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/25
Shigehiro Serizawa
Osaka University of Economics
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
5/29
ChienHsun Lin
National Taipei University
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
6/1
Tim Ruberg
The University of Tokyo
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/15
Chen Lyu
Peking University
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
6/29
Suanna Oh
École d'économie de Paris(Assistant Professor)
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
Research Highlights
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
Junichiro Ishida,
Wing Suen
International Economic Review,
forthcoming
DOI: 10.1111/iere.70066
Anna Dreber,
Taisuke Imai,
et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),
122
(39)
e2508519122
2025
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2508519122
Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez,
Gwen-Jirō Clochard,
Helmut Dietl,
Juan Cruz Duhalde
Journal of Development Economics,
179
103633
2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103633
Experimental Evaluation of Random Incentive System under Ambiguity
Tomohito Aoyama,
Nobuyuki Hanaki
Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics,
forthcoming
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