Shuhei Kainuma

Shuhei Kainuma

Ph.D. Student in Economics

Stockholm University

Welcome!

I am a Ph.D. student at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Stockholm University.

I was born and raised in Nagano, Japan, before moving to Osaka for my undergraduate study, during which I spent a year studying in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Before moving to Stockholm, I spent three years in Tokyo for my master’s degree and 1+ years of the Ph.D. program in Economics.

Interests

  • Applied Microeconomics

Education

  • Ph.D. Student, Economics, Aug. 2021 to Present

    Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

  • M.A. in Economics, Mar. 2020

    University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  • Bachelor of Laws, Mar. 2018

    Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

  • Occasional Studies, Feb. 2016 to Jan. 2017

    University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Research

Transition to broader-based politics: The role of suffrage extension in early 20th century Japan

DOI

China's impact on regional employment: propagation through input-output linkages and co-location patterns

Previously circulated as a RIETI Discussion Paper (May 2020 20-E-054)
DOI

Study Group

Previously Participated in Tokyo

Development Micro-econometrics Study Group

  • Studies academic papers and textbooks to deepen the understandings of development microeconomics and microeconometrics

Cliometrics Study Group

  • Held a weekly meeting to read and discuss academic articles on economic history and applied microeconomics with historical data

Labor Economics Reading Group

  • Discussed the papers from the Handbook of Labor Economics and Prof. David Autor’s reading list