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KOGURE, Katsuo
Assistant Professor / Center for Economic Institutions
Specialization:
Development Economics, Political Economy, Applied Econometrics
E-MAIL
Papers
in Japanese
Education
2003B.S. (Public Policy and Planning Sciences) University of Tsukuba
2005M.A. (Economics) University of Tsukuba
2011Ph.D. (Economics) University of Tsukuba
Positions held
July 2005- July 2007 JICA Volunteer, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Cambodia
September 2007- July 2008JICA Volunteer, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Cambodia
April 2011-Assistant Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Previous research
I conducted an empirical study evaluating the school choice programme of public junior high school in Adachi Ward in Japan.
Current research projects
My current research interest is in investigating effects of social institution on economic development and inequality. With this motivation, my current research projects focus on socioeconomic consequences of change in social institutions in Cambodia under the Pol Pot regime from 1975 to 1979.
Keywords
human capital, social institution, economic development, political development, inequality, program evaluation