Expertise
Behavioral Economics, Labor Economics
Research Projects
- Implementing Evidence-Based Policy Making in Japan (July 19, 2021 - December 31, 2024)
Education
1996 Ph. D. in Economics, Osaka University
1985 M. A. in Economics, Osaka University
1983 B.A. in Economics, Kyoto University
Experience
2021 - Specially Appointed Professor, CiDER, Osaka University
Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University (adjunct)
2018 - 2021 Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University
2013 - 2015 Executive Vice President, Osaka University
2001 - 2018 Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
1990 Associate Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
1988 Assistant Professor, Osaka Prefectural University
1985 Research Associate, Department of Economics, Osaka University
Selected Publications and Papers
Working Papers
- "Nudges for COVID-19 voluntary vaccination-How to explain peer information?" (Shusaku Sasaki, Tomoya Saito, Fumio Ohtake), Discussion Papers of Economics and Business, Osaka University 21-07, 2021
- "Short-term responses to nudge-based messages for preventing the spread of COVID-19 infection: Intention, behavior, and life satisfaction" (Shusaku Sasaki, Hirofumi Kurokawa, Fumio Ohtake), Discussion Papers in Economics and Business, Osaka University, 2020
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
- "Effective but fragile? Responses to repeated nudge-based messages for preventing the spread of COVID-19 infection" (Shusaku Sasaki, Hirofumi Kurokawa, Fumio Ohtake), The Japanese Economic Review, 2021
- "Effect of Different Types of Messages on Readiness to Indicate Willingness to Register for Organ Donation during Driver's License Renewal in Japan." (Kei Hirai, Fumio Ohtake, Tadashi Kudo, Takashi Ito, Shusaku Sasaki, Goro Yamazaki, Yuichiro Eguchi), Transplantation, 2020
