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Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow

Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow

Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’

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Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow

Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’