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Mitomo Lab
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The lab examines information and communications through the lens of economics.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading communications through economics.
The Mitomo Lab's main research area is the economic analysis of information and communications.
The lab originally studied transport economics, and it considers that transport and communications have much in common in terms of their economic characteristics.
Alongside theoretical analysis of communication fees and externalities, the lab studies the impact that the development of information technology has on many aspects of society.
The lab empirically studies how new information and communication technologies can be used to make things such as distance education and telemedicine possible.
Key terms
- Network externality
- The property by which the value of a service increases as the number of users grows
- Empirical analysis
- Analysis that collects real data to check whether things work as theory predicts
- IT investment
- Investment made by companies and society in information and communication equipment and systems
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The main research area is the economic analysis of information and communications. Alongside theoretical analysis of communication fees and externalities, the lab empirically studies the impact that the development of information technology has on many aspects of society.
*Illustrative imageInternational comparison of mobile adoption
The lab compares countries to analyze what factors have driven the spread of mobile services.
*Illustrative imageTheory and empirical study of communication fees
The lab analyzes communication fees from both a theoretical perspective and an empirical perspective based on real data.
*Illustrative imageNetwork externalities and new services
Focusing on network externalities, where value increases as more users join, the lab investigates how innovative information and communication services spread.
*Illustrative imageEffects of investment in information technology
The lab empirically analyzes how investment in information technology shows up as concrete effects.
MembersFaculty
- Professor (Concurrent)Hitoshi Mitomo
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- Top image: “Pole Wires Crossed” Elizabethvirginiaperry / CC0 (cropped)
- International comparison of mobile adoption: “Cell Tower Ciudad del Carmen2020” Cvmontuy / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Theory and empirical study of communication fees: “Morse Key” Lauren.mcalary / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Network externalities and new services: “Spider web Luc Viatour” Luc Viatour / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Effects of investment in information technology: “Palans” Ludovic Péron / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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