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Suzuki Lab
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A lab that uses data to examine industry, employment, and poverty in developing countries.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading industry and employment in developing countries through micro-level empirical research.
The lab studies social and economic issues in developing countries, mainly through empirical research from a micro-level perspective.
Starting from the view that reducing poverty requires employment that gives people a stable livelihood, along with the industrial development needed to create it, the lab is interested in the processes of agricultural and industrial development.
Each student chooses a theme of personal interest and completes a master's or doctoral thesis through regular lab seminars.
Because the professor's expertise is in development economics and empirical analysis, students are encouraged to carry out fieldwork and quantitative analysis using data.
Key terms
- Empirical research
- Research that analyzes collected data to test whether ideas and hypotheses hold true in reality
- Human capital
- The idea of treating the knowledge and skills gained through education and training as "capital" that contributes to production
- Econometrics
- A field that uses statistical methods to quantitatively test relationships and effects in economic data
NewsLab news
Paper: Co-authored paper with a PhD graduate published in International Labour Review
Paper: A master's graduate received the Department Chair's Award for their master's thesis
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies what kinds of industries emerge in developing countries and how, who works in them, and who benefits. It also focuses on how technology is brought in, develops, and spreads.
*Illustrative imageIndustrial Development and Employment
Industry creates jobs, fosters technology, and encourages investment in human capital. Based on the view that employment provides not only income but also the confidence and sense of responsibility that come with supporting a family, and that it contributes to social stability, the lab studies the process of industrial development in developing countries.
*Illustrative imageAgricultural Export Industries and Poverty Reduction
Using specific industries as examples, the lab conducts empirical analysis of how export industries for high-value agricultural products are actually developing, whether farmers in developing countries benefit, and what effects these industries have on local communities.
*Illustrative imageField Surveys and Verification with Econometrics
Focusing mainly on countries and industries in Africa, the lab forms hypotheses through field surveys, collects micro-level data on households and firms, and tests the hypotheses using econometrics. Topics studied include Ghana's pineapple export industry, the cut-flower industries of Kenya and Ethiopia, and the effects of management training in light manufacturing in Vietnam.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Suzuki Lab consist of faculty and doctoral and master's students.
- ProfessorAya SuzukiPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “A shrimp farm in Nam Dinh. ( )” USAID Vietnam / Public domain (cropped)
- Industrial Development and Employment: “A man sewing in his shop” LizzyStev / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Agricultural Export Industries and Poverty Reduction: “Ghana pineapple field” hiyori13 / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Field Surveys and Verification with Econometrics: “Lake Naivasha, Kenya (ASTER)” NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team / Public domain (cropped)
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