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Economics of Education Lab (Takeshi Yanagiura)
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The lab is an economics of education lab that analyzes education policy using causal inference and machine learning.
AboutAbout the lab
Thinking about education policy based on evidence.
The Economics of Education Lab (Takeshi Yanagiura) studies important issues in education policy, in Japan and abroad, within the framework of the economics of education.
The lab is interested in research that uses causal inference methods and machine learning to contribute to evidence-based discussion of education policy.
Its main focus is higher education, and in recent years its interest has widened to primary and secondary education as well.
The listed research themes also include student risk prediction, fair algorithms, and Institutional Research.
Key terms
- Economics of Education
- A field that analyzes how education systems work and the effects of education policy, using economic thinking and data
- Causal Inference
- Methods for determining from data whether a policy or event actually changed an outcome
- Institutional Research
- The practice of analyzing data a university holds on its students and education, and using the results to improve the university's management and education
ResearchResearch themes
Within the framework of the economics of education, the lab is interested in research that uses causal inference methods and machine learning to contribute to evidence-based discussion of important education policy issues in Japan and abroad. It has mainly focused on higher education, and in recent years its interest has widened to primary and secondary education as well.
*Illustrative imagePredicting Academic Risk of University Students
The lab studies models that use machine learning to predict university students' academic risk. It has also conducted research examining the algorithmic fairness of a model that predicts first-semester grades from pre-enrollment data.
*Illustrative imageEvaluating Enrollment Capacity Control Policy
Using Japanese data, the lab examines how the policy of strictly controlling enrollment capacity at private universities in urban areas affected students' choice of university.
*Illustrative imageImpact of Private Universities on Regional Economies
Using cases from Japan, the lab examines the effects that small private universities have on their regional economies.
*Illustrative imageAI Analysis of Images on University Websites
The lab uses AI to analyze image data from the websites of Japanese universities, examining how the internationalization of campuses is reflected in those images.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorTakeshi Yanagiura
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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: “Jinego Elementary School 1st grade classroom back” Douglas P. Perkins / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Predicting Academic Risk of University Students: “Lakeside University College, Students in Exams Hall” Asaalah1 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Evaluating Enrollment Capacity Control Policy: “Booklets of questions (National Center Test for University Admissions)” Genppy / Public domain (cropped)
- Impact of Private Universities on Regional Economies: “College Road, College Town - geograph.org.uk - 4480252” David Howard / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- AI Analysis of Images on University Websites: “Row of flags in front of PAHO building” Ser Amantio di Nicolao / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (School Libraries Lab (Haruki Ono)): “Students at the library of Taihoku High School 02” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Textbook Content Analysis Lab (Akie Kobaru)): “A public school, high school classroom in the United States 02” Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Super-Aged Society Services Lab (Masaki Takeda)): “Rostelecom and evening computer classes for elderly persons 01” Taken by Davit Saroyan for Wikimedia Armenia / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Human Information Interaction Lab (Hideo Joho)): “Photograph of West Search Room and Library - DPLA - 7c2b6f10cd5bcfdf7cb2b52f200d74ce” General Services Administration. National Archives and Records Service. Office of Educational Programs. Education Division. ?-4/1/1985 / Public domain (cropped)
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