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Toru Kitagawa is a Professor of Economics at Brown University, specializing in econometrics, causal inference, statistical decision theory, Bayesian analysis, applied microeconomics, empirical macroeconomics, and experimental economics. His research projects focus on using data to inform public policy, developing quantitative methods for evidence-based policy decision-making across various fields such as labor, development, and environmental economics. Kitagawa collaborates with empirical researchers globally to conduct lab and field experiments and perform econometric analyses of human behaviors to address real-world issues. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals including Econometrica, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Journal of Econometrics. Kitagawa has served as a board member for the Review of Economic Studies and has held editorial positions at several journals. Notable awards include the Haavelmo prize in 2024 for his coauthored econometric paper and the Nakahara prize in 2023. He has received significant grants including a NSF grant and the Horizon 2020 starting grant from the European Research Council. Before joining Brown in 2021, he was a Professor at University College London and has extensive affiliations with research institutions such as the Center for Microeconometrics Methods Practice and the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Department: Department of Economics