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Finance Division (Yoshihiko Nishiyama)
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A research division that studies statistical methods for interpreting economic data and the mechanisms that intermediate money and transactions.
AboutAbout the lab
Making sense of data and the mechanisms of transactions.
The Institute of Economic Research at Kyoto University is a hub for economics research centered on theoretical economics, applied economics, and econometrics. With basic theoretical research as its main pillar, it also takes on issues that respond to the needs of the times and issues related to policy recommendations.
The Finance Division includes Professor Yoshihiko Nishiyama and Associate Professor Shin Kanaya, who specialize in econometric theory; Professor Makoto Watanabe, who specializes in applied economic theory; and Lecturer Junfan Tao, who specializes in econometrics, mathematical statistics, and time series theory.
Key terms
- Econometrics
- A field that uses statistical methods to estimate relationships and effects from economic data
- Time series
- Data recorded and arranged in chronological order
ResearchResearch themes
The division develops statistical methods for analyzing economic and financial time series data, and conducts theoretical and empirical analysis of the mechanisms that intermediate trade and employment in markets.
*Illustrative imageHigher-Order Asymptotic Properties of Statistical Machine Learning
Professor Yoshihiko Nishiyama studies the theoretical clarification and application of the higher-order asymptotic properties of how data-driven parameters affect statistical machine learning.
*Illustrative imageTheory and Empirics of Employment Intermediation
Professor Makoto Watanabe conducted research on "Theory and Empirics of Employment Intermediation" as principal investigator.
*Illustrative imageCausal Inference for Economic Time Series Data
Associate Professor Shin Kanaya studies the development and application of statistical inference methods for causal inference models in economic time series data.
*Illustrative imageRanking and Selection under adaptive sampling
Lecturer Junfan Tao is conducting research on "Ranking and Selection under adaptive sampling" as principal investigator.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorYoshihiko Nishiyama
- ProfessorMakoto Watanabe
- Associate ProfessorShin Kanaya
- LecturerJunfan Tao
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