[Research Interests]
Economic Development Theory, Political Economy
Selected Publications
Almås, I., M. Auffhammer, T. Bold, I. Bolliger, A. Dembo, S. Hsiang, S. Kitamura, T. Miguel,and R. Pickmans (2023). "Destructive Behavior, Judgment, and Economic Decision-making Under Thermal Stress." NBER Working Paper: 25785 (conditionally accepted at The Economic Journal)
Kitamura, S. and N.-P. Lagerlöf (2020). "Geography and State Fragmentation." Journal of the European Economic Association, 18(4), 1726–1769.