Hitoshi Shigeoka

Simon Fraser University (SFU)

Associate Professor

8888 University Drive

Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6

Canada

http://sites.google.com/view/hshigeoka/

University of Tokyo - University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Public Policy

International Academic Research Building,

7 Chome-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0033

Bunkyo, 113-0033

Japan

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Research Associate

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (22)

Do Risk Preferences Change? Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 17 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2017
Chie Hanaoka, Hitoshi Shigeoka and Yasutora Watanabe
Toyo University, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Tokyo - Graduate School of Economics
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Risk preference, Gender difference, Great East Japan Earthquake, Risk-taking behavior, Persistence, Panel data

Do Risk Preferences Change? Evidence from Panel Data Before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake

NBER Working Paper No. w21400
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 27 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2023
Chie Hanaoka, Hitoshi Shigeoka and Yasutora Watanabe
Toyo University, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Tokyo - Graduate School of Economics
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Is Zero a Special Price? Evidence from Child Healthcare

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 13 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2020
Toshiaki Iizuka and Hitoshi Shigeoka
University of Tokyo and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Zero-price Effects, Patient Cost-Sharing, Children, Healthcare Utilization, Price Elasticity, Moral Hazard

Free for Children? Patient Cost-Sharing and Healthcare Utilization

NBER Working Paper No. w25306
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 03 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2023
Toshiaki Iizuka and Hitoshi Shigeoka
University of Tokyo and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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The Effect of Patient Cost Sharing on Utilization, Health and Risk Protection

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2013
Hitoshi Shigeoka
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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The Effect of Patient Cost Sharing on Utilization, Health, and Risk Protection

NBER Working Paper No. w19726
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 15 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 27 May 2023
Hitoshi Shigeoka
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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The Effectiveness of Demand-side Government Intervention to Promote Elderly Employment: Evidence from Japan

Tokyo Center for Economic Research (TCER) Paper No. E-61
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2015
Ayako Kondo and Hitoshi Shigeoka
University of Tokyo - Institute of Social Science and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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demand-side government intervention, elderly employment, Elderly Employment Stabilization Law

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School Entry Cutoff Date and the Timing of Births

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 24 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2015
Hitoshi Shigeoka
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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school entry cutoff date, timing of births, relative age effects, red-shirting, regression-discontinuity design

School Entry Cutoff Date and the Timing of Births

NBER Working Paper No. w21402
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 27 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2023
Hitoshi Shigeoka
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Supplier-Induced Demand for Newborn Treatment: Evidence from Japan

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2014
Hitoshi Shigeoka and Kiyohide Fushimi
Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Department of Health Policy and Informatics
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Supplier-Induced Demand, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Prospective Payment System, Birth Weight, Hospital Gaming

Supplier-Induced Demand for Newborn Treatment: Evidence from Japan

Stanford Asia Health Policy Program Working Paper No. 39
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 12 Mar 2014
Hitoshi Shigeoka and Kiyohide Fushimi
Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Department of Health Policy and Informatics
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Supplier-induced Demand, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Prospective Payment System, Birth Weight Manipulation, Hospital Gaming

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Effects of Universal Health Insurance on Health Care Utilization, and Supply-Side Responses: Evidence from Japan

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2012
Ayako Kondo and Hitoshi Shigeoka
University of Tokyo - Institute of Social Science and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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universal health insurance, health care utilization, supply-side response, Japan

How Do Peers Impact Learning? An Experimental Investigation of Peer-to-Peer Teaching and Ability Tracking

Journal of Human Resources, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 18 May 2017 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2019
Erik O. Kimbrough, Andrew McGee and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Peer-to-peer Teaching, Ability Tracking, Peer Effects, Group Composition, Education and Inequality, Laboratory Experiment

How Do Peers Impact Learning? An Experimental Investigation of Peer-to-Peer Teaching and Ability Tracking

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10783
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 05 Jun 2017
Erik O. Kimbrough, Andrew McGee and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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peer-to-peer teaching, ability tracking, peer effects, groupcomposition, education and inequality, laboratory experiment

How Do Peers Impact Learning? An Experimental Investigation of Peer-to-Peer Teaching and Ability Tracking

NBER Working Paper No. w23439
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 30 May 2017 Last Revised: 19 Jul 2023
Erik O. Kimbrough, Andrew McGee and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Chapman University - The George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics, University of Alberta - Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates and Vaccine Uptake

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 28 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2022
Simon Fraser University, Simon Fraser University (SFU), Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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COVID-19, vaccine mandates, vaccine uptake, proof of vaccination, vaccine hesitancy, difference-in-differences, counterfactuals

Covid-19 Vaccination Mandates and Vaccine Uptake

NBER Working Paper No. w29563
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Simon Fraser University, Simon Fraser University (SFU), Simon Fraser University and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates and Vaccine Uptake

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14946
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 May 2022
Simon Fraser University, Simon Fraser University (SFU), Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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COVID-19, vaccine mandates, proof of vaccination, vaccine uptake, vaccine hesitancy, difference-in-differences, time-series analysis, counterfactuals

Face Masks, Public Policies and Slowing the Spread of COVID-19: Evidence from Canada

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 09 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2021
Simon Fraser University, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU), Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics
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COVID-19, face mask mandates, non-pharmaceutical interventions, counterfactuals

Face Masks, Public Policies and Slowing the Spread of Covid-19: Evidence from Canada

NBER Working Paper No. w27891
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 07 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2023
Simon Fraser University (SFU), Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics
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"Invisible Killer": Seasonal Allergies and Accidents

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16403
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 30 Aug 2023
Mika Akesaka and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Kobe University and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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seasonal allergies, pollen, accidents, cognition, avoidance behaviors, adaptation, climate change

“Invisible Killer”: Seasonal Allergies and Accidents

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 25 Aug 2023
Mika Akesaka and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Seasonal allergies, Pollen, Accidents, Cognition, Avoidance behaviors, Adaptation, Climate change

“Invisible Killer”: Seasonal Allergies and Accidents

NBER Working Paper No. w31593
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 30 Aug 2023
Mika Akesaka and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Kobe University and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Income-Comparison Attitudes in the US and the UK: Evidence from Discrete-choice Experiments

ISER Discussion Paper No. 930
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2018
Hitoshi Shigeoka and Katsunori Yamada
Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Kindai University - Faculty of Economics
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income comparison, discrete-choice experiment, inter-country survey, information treatment, randomized survey experiment

Income-Comparison Attitudes in the Us and the UK: Evidence from Discrete-Choice Experiments

NBER Working Paper No. w21998
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2023
Hitoshi Shigeoka and Katsunori Yamada
Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Kindai University - Faculty of Economics
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AI, Skill, and Productivity: The Case of Taxi Drivers

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Nov 2022
Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo, University of Tokyo - Graduate School of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Tokyo - Graduate School of Economics
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Arti�cial Intelligence, Skill, Productivity, Taxi-drivers, Prediction, Demand forecasting, Machine learning

Ai, Skill, and Productivity: The Case of Taxi Drivers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15677
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Nov 2022
University of Tokyo, University of Tokyo - Graduate School of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Tokyo
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artificial intelligence, skill, productivity, taxi-drivers, prediction, demand forecasting, machine learning

Ai, Skill, and Productivity: The Case of Taxi Drivers

NBER Working Paper No. w30612
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
University of Tokyo, University of Tokyo - Graduate School of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Tokyo
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Temporal Instability of Risk Preference among the Poor: Evidence from Payday Cycles

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 07 May 2021
Mika Akesaka, Peter Eibich, Chie Hanaoka and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Toyo University and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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poverty, risk preference, Social Security, mental health, relative deprivation, elderly, Health and Retirement Survey, Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement

Temporal Instability of Risk Preference Among the Poor: Evidence from Payday Cycles

NBER Working Paper No. w28784
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 10 May 2021 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2023
Mika Akesaka, Peter Eibich, Chie Hanaoka and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Toyo University and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Policy Diffusion Through Elections

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Jul 2023
Hitoshi Shigeoka and Yasutora Watanabe
Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Tokyo
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policy diffusion, elections, subsidy, child healthcare, political budget cycles

Policy Diffusion Through Elections

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16275
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Jul 2023
Hitoshi Shigeoka and Yasutora Watanabe
Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Tokyo
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policy diffusion, elections, subsidy, child healthcare, political budget cycles

Policy Diffusion Through Elections

NBER Working Paper No. w31441
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2023
Hitoshi Shigeoka and Yasutora Watanabe
Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Tokyo
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Long-Term Consequences of Growing up in a Recession on Risk Preferences

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Oct 2019
Hitoshi Shigeoka
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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risk preference, recession, labor market outcome, impressionable years hypothesis

Long-Term Consequences of Growing Up in a Recession on Risk Preferences

NBER Working Paper No. w26352
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2023
Hitoshi Shigeoka
Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Asymmetric Demand Response when Prices Increase and Decrease: The Case of Child Healthcare

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 31 Dec 2020
Toshiaki Iizuka and Hitoshi Shigeoka
University of Tokyo and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Asymmetric Demand Response, Loss Aversion, Prospect Theory, Patient Cost-Sharing, Child Healthcare

Asymmetric Demand Response When Prices Increase and Decrease: The Case of Child Healthcare

NBER Working Paper No. w28057
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2023
Toshiaki Iizuka and Hitoshi Shigeoka
University of Tokyo and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Later-life Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 Jul 2023
National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Southern Denmark
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Alcohol, federal prohibition, in utero exposure, later-life mortality

Later-Life Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16287
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 06 Jul 2023
National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Southern Denmark
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alcohol, federal prohibition, in utero exposure, later-life mortality

Later-Life Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Sep 2023
National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Southern Denmark
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Alcohol, federal prohibition, in utero exposure, later-life mortality

Later-Life Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition

NBER Working Paper No. w31451
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 17 Jul 2023
National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of Southern Denmark
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CEO Gender Bias in the Formation of Firm-to-Firm Transactions

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 25 Sep 2023
Yutaro Izumi, Hitoshi Shigeoka and Masayuki Yagasaki
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Government of Japan - Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
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Gender; Homophily; CEO; Firm-to-Firm Transactions; TSR data

CEO Gender Bias in the Formation of Firm-to-Firm Transactions

NBER Working Paper No. w31616
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 30 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 02 Sep 2023
Yutaro Izumi, Hitoshi Shigeoka and Masayuki Yagasaki
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Government of Japan - Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
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Education and Later-life Mortality: Evidence from a School Reform in Japan

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Jul 2023
Kazuya Masuda and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Hitotsubashi University and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Education, later-life mortality, secondary school, Japan, regression discontinuity design

Education and Later-Life Mortality: Evidence from a School Reform in Japan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16310
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Jul 2023
Kazuya Masuda and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Hitotsubashi University and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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education, later-life mortality, secondary school, Japan, regression discontinuity design

Education and Later-Life Mortality: Evidence from a School Reform in Japan

NBER Working Paper No. w31472
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Jul 2023
Kazuya Masuda and Hitoshi Shigeoka
Hitotsubashi University and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Urban Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition

Number of pages: 84 Posted: 30 Jul 2022
David S. Jacks, Krishna Pendakur and Hitoshi Shigeoka
National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Federal prohibition, local option, urban mortality

Urban Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition

NBER Working Paper No. w28181
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 07 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 22 May 2023
David S. Jacks, Krishna Pendakur and Hitoshi Shigeoka
National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Urban Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15510
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 23 Dec 2020
David S. Jacks, Krishna Pendakur and Hitoshi Shigeoka
National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition

NBER Working Paper No. w23372
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 01 May 2017 Last Revised: 13 May 2023
David S. Jacks, Krishna Pendakur and Hitoshi Shigeoka
National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University (SFU)
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