Social and Economic Research
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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),
Volume:122
Number:39
p.e2508519122-
Sep 23, 2025
Migration and Sources of Discrimination in a Social Context: Experimental Evidence from 15 Latin American Countries
Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez,
Gwen-Jirō Clochard,
Helmut Dietl,
Juan Cruz Duhalde
Journal of Development Economics,
Sep 19, 2025
Experimental Evaluation of Random Incentive System under Ambiguity
Tomohito Aoyama,
Nobuyuki Hanaki
Journal of Political Economy: Microeconomics,
forthcoming
Destructive Behaviour, Judgement, and Economic Decision-making under Thermal Stress
Ingvild Almås,
Maximilian Auffhammer,
Tessa Bold,
Ian Bolliger,
Aluma Dembo,
Solomon M Hsiang,
Shuhei Kitamura,
Edward Miguel,
Robert Pickmans
The Economic Journal,
Jan 20, 2025
Optimal Trade Mechanisms with Adverse Selection and Inferential Naivety
Takeshi Murooka,
Takuro Yamashita
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics,
Volume:17
Number:4
p.33-67
Nov 1, 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.

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Nov 4th, 2025
Professor Seung Han Yoo (Korea University) is visiting us from Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 11, 2025.
Oct 24th, 2025
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Oct 15th, 2025
Professor John Duffy (University of California, Irvine) is visiting us from Oct 15, 2025 to Nov 15, 2025.
Oct 14th, 2025
M.S. student Jonghyun Park (Seoul National University) is visiting us from Oct 14, 2025 to Nov 14, 2025.
Oct 14th, 2025
Assistant Professor Hien Pham (Hanoi National Economics University) is visiting us from Oct 14, 2025 to Oct 25, 2025.
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Upcoming Event

11/7
John Conlon
Carnegie Mellon University(Assistant Professor)
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
Beliefs from Cues ( joint work with Spencer Kwon)
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
11/10
Seung Han Yoo
Korea University(Professor)
ISER Seminar
On the origin of polarization (with John Duffy)
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
11/10
Joshua Hausmann
University of Michigan
Seminar in Macroeconomics
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08:45 ~ 10:15 (Online)
11/11
Workshop Frontiers in Behavioral and Experimental Economics Methods
Program Link
Frontiers in Behavioral and Experimental Economics
By
Taisuke Imai
11/17
Thomas Monnier
Hitotsubashi University
ISER Seminar
The Informality Trade-Off: Wages and Rural-Urban Migration in South Africa
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
11/18
Kai Christoffel
European Central Bank
Seminar in Macroeconomics
Managing the Risks of Inflation Expectation De-Anchoring with Farkas
17:15 ~ 18:45 (Online)
11/21
John Rehbeck
Ohio State University
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
11/25
Sakito Tango
The University of Tokyo
Seminar in Macroeconomics
Tax-Induced Barriers to Female Workers in Japan: Insights from Dynamic Intra-Household Bargaining
10:45 ~ 12:15 (Hybrid)
12/1
The 28th Moriguchi Prize
12/5
Ryo Okui
The University of Tokyo
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
12/8
Kota Saito
California Institute of Technology
ISER Seminar
"Random utility model with aggregation" and "Random utility model with unobservable alternatives"
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
12/8
David Weil
Brown University
Seminar in Macroeconomics
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08:45 ~ 10:15 (Online)
12/15
Dennie van Dolder
University of Exeter
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
12/22
Kohei Kawaguchi
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
12/23
Erte Xiao
Monash University
ISER Seminar
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (A509)
1/13
Akira Ishide
The University of Tokyo
Seminar in Macroeconomics
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16:00 ~ 17:30 (Hybrid)
1/16
Alexander Coutts
Schulich School of Business(Assistant Professor)
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
1/30
JeongYeol Kim
KDI School of Public Policy and Management( Assistant Professor)
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
2/13
Tse-Min Wang
National Taipei University
Virtual Asian Meeting of Behavioral and Experimental Research
TBA
10:30 ~ 12:00 (Online)
2/16
Colin F. Camerer - Caltech
Klein Lecture
By
University of Pennsylvania / ISER, The University of Osaka
4/13
Hidenori Takahashi
Kyoto University
ISER Seminar
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
4/17
Fuhai Hong
Lingnan 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
TBA
13:30 ~ 15:00 (A301)
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Research Highlights

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),
Volume:122
Number:39
p.e2508519122-
Sep 23, 2025
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2508519122
Migration and Sources of Discrimination in a Social Context: Experimental Evidence from 15 Latin American Countries
Carlos Gomez-Gonzalez,
Gwen-Jirō Clochard,
Helmut Dietl,
Juan Cruz Duhalde
Journal of Development Economics,
Sep 19, 2025
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
Destructive Behaviour, Judgement, and Economic Decision-making under Thermal Stress
Ingvild Almås,
Maximilian Auffhammer,
Tessa Bold,
Ian Bolliger,
Aluma Dembo,
Solomon M Hsiang,
Shuhei Kitamura,
Edward Miguel,
Robert Pickmans
The Economic Journal,
Jan 20, 2025
DOI: 10.1093/ej/ueae116
Optimal Trade Mechanisms with Adverse Selection and Inferential Naivety
Takeshi Murooka,
Takuro Yamashita
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics,
Volume:17
Number:4
p.33-67
Nov 1, 2025
DOI: 10.1257/mic.20230019
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