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Yuta Kuroda
Section
Graduate School of Economics and Management
Job title
Senior Assistant Professor
Degree

  • 修士（経済学）（東北大学）

  • 博士（経済学）（東北大学）

Researcher ID
JVZ-5477-2024

Research History 8

  • 2025/04 - Present
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Senior Assistant Professor

  • 2022/04 - 2025/03
    Osaka Metropolitan University　Graduate School of Economics　Associate Professor

  • 2020/10 - 2022/03
    Osaka City University　Graduate School of Economics　Associate Professor

  • 2019/04 - 2020/09
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Assistant Professor

  • 2025/04 - Present
    Osaka Metropolitan University　Graduate School of Economics　Part-time Lecturer

  • 2021/10 - 2025/03
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Visiting Associate Professor

  • 2023/09 - 2024/02
    Nihon University　College of Economics　Part-time Lecturer

  • 2020/10 - 2021/02
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Part-time Lecturer

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Education 3

  • Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Doctor's Course

    2016/04 - 2019/03

  • Tohoku University　Graduate School of Economics and Management　Master's Course

    2014/04 - 2016/03

  • Tohoku University　Faculty of Economics　Department of Economics

    2010/04 - 2014/03

Committee Memberships 6

  • Kansai Labor Workshop　Organizer

    2023/10 - 2025/09

  • Statistics Division, Department of General Affairs, Osaka Prefectural Government　Statistical Consultant

    2024/04 - 2025/03

  • Office of City Management Reform, Osaka City　Committee Member, Candidate Selection Committee for the “Basic Concept of Utilizing the Private Sector in Osaka City Administrative Operations”

    2024/05 - 2024/07

  • Office of Digital Management, Osaka City　Committee Member, Candidate Selection Committee for the "Support for Implementation of the Osaka City Data Utilization Policy"

    2024/01 - 2024/04

  • Policy Planning Office, Osaka City　Committee Member, Candidate Selection Committee for the "Basic Survey on Policy Issues Against the Background of Declining Population, etc."

    2021/12 - 2022/03

  • Applied Regional Science Conference　Program Committee of Annual Conference

    2021/07 - 2021/12

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Professional Memberships 2

  • Applied Regional Science Conference

    2016/10 - Present

  • Japanese Economic Association

    2016/03 - Present

Research Interests 4

  • Public Economics

  • Economics of Education

  • Labor Economics

  • Applied Econometrics

Research Areas 3

  • Humanities & social sciences / Economic statistics /

  • Humanities & social sciences / Economic policy /

  • Humanities & social sciences / Public economics, labor economics /

Awards 2

  1. Encouragement Award for Young Researchers

    2023/07　Osaka Metropolitan University

  2. Best Paper Award

    2019/03　Keiwakai Memorial Foundation

Papers 10

  1. How long do voluntary lockdowns keep people at home? The role of social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic International-journal Peer-reviewed

    Yuta Kuroda, Takaki Sato, Yasumasa Matsuda

    Japanese Economic Review　(in Press)　2025/05

    DOI： 10.1007/s42973-025-00206-8 　

    ISSN： 1352-4739

    eISSN： 1468-5876

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    Using data from over 80 million mobile devices, we create a city-by-day-level mobility index for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic to analyze how voluntary prevention and policy compliance varies with social capital levels. We find that in the second year of the pandemic, both voluntary preventative activities and policy compliance were substantially reduced in areas with low levels of social capital but not in areas with high levels of social capital. Additionally, the impact of social capital is heterogeneous, and norms and culture may play a minor role in more developed and urbanized areas. Additionally, in Japan, the observed heterogeneity in behavior regarding supporting political parties was not based on ideology, position, or ruling status but rather on whether a party was a majority or minority. These results suggest that valuing conformity with others is an essential driver of behavior that benefits the community.

  2. Spatial extension of mixed models of the analysis of variance International-journal Peer-reviewed

    Takaki Sato, Yuta Kuroda, Yasumasa Matsuda

    Spatial Economic Analysis　19　(4)　646-660　2024/02

    Publisher: Informa UK Limited

    DOI： 10.1080/17421772.2024.2312132 　

    ISSN： 1742-1772

    eISSN： 1742-1780

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    This study proposes a spatial extension of mixed models of the analysis of variance (MANOVA), called mixed spatial ANOVA (MS-ANOVA) models. MS-ANOVA models have been used to evaluate the spatial correlations between random effects in spatial multilevel data in which observations belong to nested clusters. Because the proposed model can be regarded as a Bayesian hierarchical model, we introduce empirical Bayesian estimation methods in which hyperparameters are estimated by quasi-maximum likelihood estimation methods in the first step, and posterior distributions for the parameters are evaluated with the estimated hyperparameters in the second step. Moreover, we justify the asymptotic properties of the first-step estimator. The proposed models were applied to happiness survey data collected in Japan. Empirical results show that social capital, which can be interpreted as ‘the beliefs and norms by which a community values collective action and pursues activities worthy for the entire community’, significantly increases people’s happiness, even after controlling for various individual characteristics and spatial correlations.

  3. The value of scattered greenery in urban areas: A hedonic analysis in Japan International-journal Peer-reviewed

    Yuta Kuroda, Takeru Sugasawa

    Environmental and Resource Economics　85　(2)　523-586　2023/06

    DOI： 10.1007/s10640-023-00775-5 　

    ISSN： 0924-6460

    eISSN： 1573-1502

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    This study investigates the impact of scattered greenery (street trees and yard bushes), rather than cohesive greenery (parks and forests), on housing prices. We identify urban green space from high-resolution satellite images and combine these data with data on both condominium sales and rentals to estimate hedonic pricing models. We find that scattered urban greenery within 100 m significantly increases housing prices, while more distant scattered greenery does not. Scattered greenery is highly valued near highways, and the prices of inexpensive and small for-sale and for-rent properties are less affected by scattered greenery. These results indicate that there is significant heterogeneity in urban greenery preferences by property characteristics and location. This heterogeneity in preferences for greenery could lead to environmental gentrification since the number of more expensive properties increases in areas with more green amenities.

  4. The effect of pollen exposure on consumption behaviors: Evidence from home scanner data International-journal Peer-reviewed

    Yuta Kuroda

    Resource and Energy Economics　67　101282　2022/02

    Publisher: Elsevier BV

    DOI： 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2021.101282 　

    ISSN： 0928-7655

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    Although seasonal allergies caused by airborne pollen are detrimental to physical and mental health and impair daily activities, their social cost is rarely discussed in the economics literature. Large amounts of airborne pollen can increase healthcare costs, reduce worker productivity, and force people to stay at home, thereby stagnating economic activity. This study uses daily purchase records from scanner data to investigate the effect of pollen exposure on consumption behavior. Exploiting the daily variation in the pollen counts at 120 observation stations in Japan, I find that consumption expenditure decreases by about 2% on days when airborne pollen is unusually high. Estimates using lagged consumption expenditures show that the reduction in consumption due to high pollen exposure lasts for more than a week. Furthermore, estimates using weekly and monthly panel data also indicate a pollen-induced decrease in consumption. This finding suggests that exposure to pollen may reduce total expenditure as opposed to merely delaying spending. It highlights the overlooked economic burden of pollen and seasonal allergies. Hence, urban planning to reduce airborne pollen and health policies to address seasonal allergies are crucial.

  5. What does the disclosure of school quality information bring? The effect through the housing market International-journal Peer-reviewed

    Yuta Kuroda

    Journal of Regional Science　62　(1)　125-149　2022/01

    DOI： 10.1111/jors.12557 　

    ISSN： 0022-4146

    eISSN： 1467-9787

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    This study investigates how disclosure of school quality information influences the behavior of students and parents. Using the event in which school-level test scores were first disclosed in October 2014 in Matsue City, Japan, I estimate the change in the effect of test scores on housing rent and population in a school district between pre- and post-disclosure. Following the disclosure of scores, the school catchment areas with higher scores witnessed a significant increase in the rents of apartments for families and the population of school-age children. These results provide novel evidence that disclosure of school quality information significantly impacts people's school and residential choice behavior.

  6. The effect of school quality on housing rents: Evidence from Matsue city in Japan International-journal Peer-reviewed

    Yuta Kuroda

    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies　50　16-25　2018/12

    DOI： 10.1016/j.jjie.2018.05.002 　

    ISSN： 0889-1583

  7. Rethinking University Enrollment in the Age of Universal Access to Higher Education Invited

    Yuta Kuroda

    The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies　782　40-51　2025/09

  8. The value of scattered greenery in urban areas Invited

    Yuta Kuroda, Takeru Sugasawa

    The Quarterly Journal of Housing and Land Economics　132　20-27　2024/04

  9. The impact of the disclosure of school quality information on the housing market and residential choice Invited

    Yuta Kuroda

    The Quarterly Journal of Housing and Land Economics　126　10-19　2022/10

  10. The effect of school quality on housing rents Invited

    Yuta Kuroda

    The Quarterly Journal of Housing and Land Economics　114　28-35　2019/10

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Misc. 9

  1. Heterogeneous preferences for urban scattered greenery: Evidence from two-stage hedonic estimation in Tokyo

    Yuta Kuroda, Takeru Sgasawa

    DSSR Discussion Papers　148　2025/08

  2. Location advantages and sorting in high school education

    Keisuke Takano, Yuta Kuroda, Toru Murayama

    DSSR Discussion Papers　147　2025/07

  3. The impact of flight noise on urban housing markets:Evidence from the new landing flight paths of Haneda Airport in Japan

    Takeru Sugasawa, Yuta Kuroda, Kai Nomura, Shohei Yasuda, Jun Yoshida

    DSSR Discussion Papers　144　2024/12

  4. The role of prosociality and social capital in changes in subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Yuta Kuroda, Takaki Sato, Yasumasa Matsuda

    DSSR Discussion Papers　142　2024/08

  5. What do high-achieving graduates bring to nonacademic track high schools?

    Yuta Kuroda

    DSSR Discussion Papers　138　2023/12

  6. The effect of a partial relaxation of the school-district system on land prices and academic performance: An empirical analysis in Japan International-journal

    Yuta Kuroda

    DSSR Discussion Papers　91　2018/12

  7. Social capital helps in Covid-19 preventive actions Invited

    Yuta Kuroda

    Weekly Toyo Keizai　2022/10

  8. The impact of education on society 1-10 Invited

    Yuta Kuroda

    The Nikkei　2022/06

  9. Valuing primary schools in urban China Invited

    Yuta Kuroda

    The Quarterly Journal of Housing and Land Economics　122　36-39　2021/10

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Presentations 42

  1. Analysis of teachers' working hours

    Yuta Kuroda

    Workshop on School Competition and Human Capital Formation　2025/09/27

  2. Heterogeneous effects of private high school vouchers on middle school academic achievement: The role of local educational environments in Japan

    Yuta Kuroda

    Rokko Forum　2025/09/18

  3. Heterogeneous effects of private high school vouchers on middle school academic achievement: The role of local educational environments in Japan

    Yuta Kuroda

    Applied Regional Economics Workshop　2025/07/06

  4. Applications of alternative data in economics

    Yuta Kuroda

    Data Science Workshop　2025/07/03

  5. Heterogeneous effects of private high school vouchers on middle school academic achievement: The role of local educational environments in Japan

    Yuta Kuroda

    Research Workshop on Sustainable Society　2025/06/26

  6. What do high-achieving graduates bring to nonacademic track high schools?

    Yuta Kuroda

    TG Economics Workshop　2025/01/30

  7. Elucidating heterogeneous preferences for urban greenery

    Yuta Kuroda

    38th Annual Meeting of the Applied Regional Science Conference　2024/12/01

  8. What do high-achieving graduates bring to nonacademic track high schools? International-presentation

    Yuta Kuroda

    99th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association　2024/06/28

  9. An empirical study of the returns to non-selective universities

    Yuta Kuroda

    Applied Regional Economics Workshop　2024/06/15

  10. What do high-achieving graduates bring to nonacademic track high schools?

    Yuta Kuroda

    Spring Meeting of the Japanese Economic Association　2024/05/26

  11. What do high-achieving graduates bring to nonacademic track high schools?

    Yuta Kuroda

    Workshop, Saga University　2024/03/29

  12. What do high-achieving graduates bring to disadvantaged high schools?

    Yuta Kuroda

    37th Annual Meeting of the Applied Regional Science Conference　2023/12/09

  13. The value of scattered greenery in urban areas: A hedonic analysis in Japan

    Yuta Kuroda

    Workshop, Housing Research & Advancement Foundation of Japan　2023/09/19

  14. Application and advances in mobility data

    Yuta Kuroda

    Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Economic Association　2023/09/17

  15. What do high-achieving graduates bring to disadvantaged high schools?

    Yuta Kuroda

    Applied Regional Economics Workshop　2023/06/24

  16. What do high-achieving graduates bring to disadvantaged high schools?

    Yuta Kuroda

    Kansai Labor Workshop　2023/05/26

  17. How long do voluntary lockdowns keep people at home? The role of social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic International-presentation

    Yuta Kuroda

    Symposium of Yotta Informatics - Research Platform for Yotta-Scale Data Science 2023　2023/03/09

  18. How long do voluntary lockdowns keep people at home? The role of social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Yuta Kuroda

    36th Annual Meeting of the Applied Regional Science Conference　2022/12/17

  19. How long do voluntary lockdowns keep people at home? The role of social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Yuta Kuroda

    Autumn Meeting of the Japanese Economic Association　2022/10/16

  20. What does the disclosure of school quality information bring? The effect through the housing market

    Yuta Kuroda

    Workshop, Housing Research & Advancement Foundation of Japan　2022/04/04

  21. The effect of pollen exposure on economic activity: Evidence from home scanner data

    Yuta Kuroda

    Spring Meeting of the Japanese Economic Association　2021/05/15

  22. The effect of pollen exposure on economic activity: Evidence from home scanner data

    Yuta Kuroda

    Chiba University Economics & Statistics Seminar　2021/04/26

  23. The effect of pollen exposure on economic activity: Evidence from home scanner data

    Yuta Kuroda

    Kansai Labor Workshop　2021/03/26

  24. The Impact of Changing Perception of Educational Revenue on Academic Achievement: Empirical Analysis of University Admission Results by High School

    Yuta Kuroda

    Rokko Forum　2021/03/15

  25. The effect of pollen exposure on economic activity: Evidence from home scanner data

    Yuta Kuroda

    34th Annual Meeting of the Applied Regional Science Conference　2020/11/28

  26. The effect of pollen exposure on economic activity: Evidence from home scanner data

    Yuta Kuroda

    Workshop, Osaka City University　2020/10/27

  27. The effect of pollen exposure on economic activity: Evidence from home scanner data

    Yuta Kuroda

    Data Science Workshop　2020/06/11

  28. Does disclosure of school quality information increase the disparity in academic achievement? The effect through the housing market International-presentation

    Yuta Kuroda

    The 2nd Tohoku-UEA Research Symposium　2019/09/19

  29. The Effect of School Quality on Housing Market

    Yuta Kuroda

    Workshop, Housing Research & Advancement Foundation of Japan　2019/05/24

  30. The effect of a partial relaxation of the school-district system on land prices and academic performance: An empirical analysis in Japan International-presentation

    Yuta Kuroda

    Tohoku-UEA joint workshop　2019/03/05

  31. Does Disclosure of School Quality Information Increase the Gap or Inequality? Evidence from Rental Housing Data

    Yuta Kuroda

    32nd Annual Meeting of the Applied Regional Science Conference　2018/12/02

  32. Does disclosure of school quality information increase the disparity in academic achievement? The effect through the housing market

    Yuta Kuroda

    Data Science Workshop　2018/10/25

  33. Does disclosure of school quality information increase the disparity in academic achievement? The effect through the housing market

    Yuta Kuroda

    Tokyo Labor Economics Workshop　2018/10/05

  34. Does publication of school-level test score cause school ranking? : Evidence from rental housing data

    Yuta Kuroda

    21st Labor Economics Conference　2018/09/29

  35. Does publication of school-level test score cause school ranking? : Evidence from rental housing data International-presentation

    Yuta Kuroda

    The 4th International Conference of Economics Forum of Asia　2018/09/07

  36. Does publication of school-level test score cause school ranking? : Evidence from rental housing data International-presentation

    Yuta Kuroda

    93rd Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association　2018/06/28

  37. Does publication of school-level test score cause school ranking? : Evidence from rental housing data

    Yuta Kuroda

    Spring Meeting of the Japanese Economic Association　2018/06/09

  38. Does publication of school-level test score cause school ranking?

    Yuta Kuroda

    Joint seminar of experimental and empirical workshops　2018/01/23

  39. The Effect of School Quality on Housing Rent: Evidence from Matsue City International-presentation

    Yuta Kuroda

    3rd Annual Workshop in Business and Economics　2016/12/27

  40. The effect of school quality on housing rents: Evidence from Matsue city in Japan

    Yuta Kuroda

    30th Annual Meeting of the Applied Regional Science Conference　2016/11/26

  41. The effect of school quality on housing rents: Evidence from Matsue city in Japan

    Yuta Kuroda

    Spring Meeting of the Japanese Economic Association　2016/06/18

  42. How long do voluntary lockdowns keep people at home? The role of social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Yuta Kuroda

    Joint industry-academia online symposium: “Advances in Mobile Location Information Applications”　2023/03/01

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Research Projects 7

  1. An empirical study of the returns to non-selective universities Competitive

    Yuta Kuroda

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: KAKENHI

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

    Institution: Osaka Metropolitan University

    2024/04 - 2028/03

  2. School competition and human capital accumulation Competitive

    Shinpei Sano, Ryo Ogawa, Ryosuke Okazawa, Yuta Kuroda, Kazufumi Yugami, Huihui LI

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: KAKENHI

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Institution: Kobe University

    2023/04 - 2028/03

  3. Impact of aircraft noise from new flight path of Haneda Airport on the real estate market Competitive

    Shohei Yasuda, Takeru Sugasawa, Yuta Kuroda, Kai Nomura, Jun Yoshida

    Offer Organization: Aviation Policy Research Association

    System: Research Project Support

    Institution: Nihon University

    2025/04 - 2026/03

  4. Noise Pollution in Japan: Evidence from microdata Competitive

    Takeru Sugasawa, Takanao Tanaka, Simon Greenhill, Jun Yoshida, Yuta Kuroda, Kai Nomura, Shohei Yasuda

    Offer Organization: Hitotsubashi University

    System: Joint Usage and Research Center Programs at the Institute of Economic Research

    Category: Project Research

    Institution: Housing Research and Advancement Foundation of Japan

    2025/04 - 2026/03

  5. An economic analysis of teachers' overwork using alternative data Competitive

    Shinpei Sano, Yuta Kuroda

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: KAKENHI

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

    Institution: Kobe University

    2023/06 - 2026/03

  6. The different roles of public and private schools across the region and resulting educational disparities Competitive

    Yuta Kuroda

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: KAKENHI

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

    Institution: Osaka City University

    2021/04 - 2025/03

  7. The impact of changing perception of educational revenue on academic achievement Competitive

    Yuta Kuroda

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: KAKENHI

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

    Institution: Tohoku University

    2019/08 - 2023/03

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Teaching Experience 6

  1. Empirical Economic Analysis　Tohoku University Postgraduate

  2. Welfare Economics　Osaka Metropolitan University Undergraduate (specialized)

  3. Economic Data Science　Osaka Metropolitan University Undergraduate (specialized)

  4. Labor economics　Osaka City University Undergraduate (specialized)

  5. Welfare Economics　Osaka City University Undergraduate (specialized)

  6. Econometrics　Tohoku University Postgraduate

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Social Activities 16

  1. Commentator for interim presentation

    ISFJ2025 Interim Presentation

    2025/10/01 -

  2. Advice on research presentations

    Midterm Presentation of Scientific Research Project

    2025/02/01 -

  3. Reviewer

    ISFJ2024 Final Paper Evaluation

    2024/11/19 -

  4. Social reaction to a pandemic: An analysis using alternative data

    Open Lectures: Fighting against Infectious Diseases

    2024/11/16 -

  5. Introduction to Social Research for Policymaking

    Co-organized seminar by Osaka Prefectural Government and Osaka Metropolitan University

    2024/11/08 -

  6. Commentator for interim presentation

    ISFJ2024 Interim Presentation

    2024/09/15 -

  7. Advice on research presentations

    Final Presentation of Scientific Research Project

    2024/07/06 -

  8. Advice on research presentations

    Midterm Presentation of Scientific Research Project

    2024/02/03 -

  9. Introduction to Causal Inference for Policy Analysis

    Co-organized seminar by Osaka Prefectural Government and Osaka Metropolitan University

    2023/11/01 -

  10. Commentator for interim presentation

    ISFJ2023 Interim Presentation

    2023/09/24 -

  11. Advice on research presentations

    Final Presentation of Scientific Research Project

    2023/07/08 -

  12. Advice on research presentations

    Midterm Presentation of Scientific Research Project

    2023/02/04 -

  13. Advice on research presentations

    Final Presentation of Scientific Research Project

    2022/07/09 -

  14. Advice on research presentations

    Midterm Presentation of Scientific Research Project

    2022/01/29 -

  15. Visiting lecture

    2021/08/25 -

  16. Advice on research presentations

    Final Presentation of Scientific Research Project

    2021/07/10 -

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