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Public Policy and Empirical Economics Lab
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A public policy lab that uses economic data analysis to examine the relationship between people's behavior and policy.
AboutAbout the lab
Thinking about public policy through economic data analysis.
The Public Policy and Empirical Economics Lab studies public policy through an empirical approach based on economic data analysis.
Economics asks how people and organizations make choices, and what outcomes those choices produce for society when added up.
It also considers what incentives policies and institutions create for those choices.
Using statistical data and social surveys, the lab examines phenomena and problems related to daily life and activities in cities and regions, and interprets the relationship between people's behavior and policy.
Key terms
- Incentive
- The motivation that leads a person or organization to make a particular choice. Policies and institutions are thought to provide it.
- Economic data analysis
- A method of statistically examining data on the actual economy in order to understand the behavior of people and firms.
ResearchResearch themes
Drawing on economic thinking, statistical data, and social surveys, the lab examines phenomena and problems related to life and activities in cities and regions, and interprets the relationship between people's behavior and policy. It also explores the possibilities of designing policies and institutions that reconcile conflicting interests.
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- Associate ProfessorNaoko Okuyama
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- Top image: “Pune Public Policy Festival 2025 at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (68140)” DesiBoy101 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Disasters and the Choices of People and Firms: “Earthquake Memorial Monument in Yuriage (completed August 11, 2014) - panoramio” Arui Kashiwagi / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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