YOSUKE YASUDAMay 2024
Osaka University, Department of Economics
1-7 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka
Osaka, 560-0043 JAPANTEL: +81-(0)6-6850-5225
yosuke.yasuda@gmail.com
https://yagena.github.io/

EMPLOYMENTOSAKA UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
Professor, Osaka, Japan, July 2022 – present
Associate Professor, Osaka, Japan, April 2014 – June 2022
ECONOMICS DESIGN INC.
Co-founder, June 2021 – present
ISEG, UNIVERSITY OF LISBON
Visiting Researcher, Lisbon, Portugal, April 2021 – August 2022
NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES (GRIPS)
Assistant Professor, Tokyo, Japan, August 2007 – March 2014

EDUCATION
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Ph.D. in Economics, September 2007 (THESIS TITLE: “Essays in Theoretical Industrial Organization”)
M.A. in Economics, January 2005
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
B.A. in Economics, Summa cum Laude, March 2002

RESEARCH INTERESTSGAME THEORY, MARKET DESIGN, INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIN, MICROECONOMIC THEORYRESEARCH PAPERS
PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS
Folk Theorem under Bankruptcy (with C. Bevia and L. Corchon), Journal of Mathematical Economics,forthcoming.
Moral Hazard and Subjective Evaluation (with S. Ishiguro), Journal of Economic Theory, 209, April,2023.
Oligopolistic Equilibrium and Financial Constraints (with C. Bevia and L. Corchon), RAND Journal ofEconomics, 51(1), 279-300, 2020.
Bankruptcy is an Inevitable Fate of Repeated Investments with Leverage (with M. Nii, T. Okabe, H. Ito,
S. Moria, and J. Yoshimura), Scientific Reports, 9, #13745, 2019.
Strategy-Proof Matching with Regional Minimum and Maximum Quotas (with M. Goto, A. Iwasaki, Y.
Kawasaki, R. Kurata, and M. Yokoo), Artificial Intelligence, 235, 40-57, 2016.
Expanding “Choice” in School Choice (with A. Abdulkadiroğlu and Y.-K. Che), American Economic
Journal: Microeconomics, 7(1), 1-42, 2015.

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Strategy-Proof Matching with Regional Minimum Quotas (with M. Goto, N. Hashimoto, A. Iwasaki, Y.
Kawasaki, and M. Yokoo), AAMAS2014: 1225-1232, 2014.
Instability in The Hotelling's Non-Price Spatial Competition Model, Theoretical Economics Letters,3(3A): 7-10, 2013.
Resolving Conflicting Preferences in School Choice: The “Boston Mechanism” Reconsidered (with A.
Abdulkadiroğlu and Y.-K. Che), American Economic Review, 101(1): 399-410, 2011.
PUBLICATIONS IN JAPANESE ACADEMIC JOURNALS (SELECTIVE)
Matching Problem with Two Types of Ranking: Applications to Chinese College Admissions (withYuanju Fang), Operations Research, 67 (3): 121-127, 2022.
Economics of Cancellation Fee and Incentive Design, Current Consumer Law, 51: 36-42, 2021.
Economics Thinking: Possibility of Redistribution through Market Institutions, The Horitsu Jiho,
1163: 9-15, 2021.
Game Theoretical Analysis of Innovator’s Dilemma, Operations Research, 65 (5): 266-70, 2020.
Sustainability with the Future of Capitalism: Thinking from Disparities, Technology and theEnvironment, Public Finance and Public Policy, 66: 21-36, 2019.
Market Design in Business: Theory and Practice, Hitotsubashi Business Review, 61(1): 6-21, 2013.
Recent Developments in Market Design and its Applications to School Choice, Hokkaido Journal ofNew Global Law and Policy, 15: 345-384, 2012.
Interconnection of Public Finance and Finance: Perspective on Economy, Finance, and Government
Bonds, Jurist, 1431: 50-55, 2011.
Switching Cost Analysis on E-Money and Point Cards, Operations Research, 55 (1): 19-24, 2010.
Optimal Entry Regulation by Auctions: A Theory of Optimal Entry Auctions, The Journal of Social
Science, 55 (3-4): 121- 138, 2004.

GRANTS AND AWARDSGRANT (AS A PROJECT LEADER)
Grant-in-Aid for Science Research, Fostering Joint International Research A, “Microeconomic Analysisof Allocation Mechanism with Redistribution Constraint,” 2020Grant-in-Aid for Science Research, Young B, “Microeconomic Analysis of Allocation Mechanism withRedistribution Constraint,” 2017-2020
Grant-in-Aid for Science Research, Young A, “Micro-Theoretical Analysis on Market Competition andAuctions,” 2011-2014
Grant-in-Aid for Science Research, Start-Up, “Desirable Design of School Choice: A Matching Theory
Approach,” 2008-2010
The Seimeikai Foundation, “Theoretical Analysis on Cartels with Environmental Changes,” 2012OSAKA UNIVERSITY
Osaka University Award (Education), November 2018
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
Valedictorian of the Department of Economics, March 2002
Ouchi Hyoe Prize (best senior thesis in the Department of Economics), March 2002

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCETEACHING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Course: Introductory Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Applied
Microeconomic Theory, Theory of Incentive Design, Game Theory

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Graduate Course: Advanced Microeconomics, Auction Theory, Decision Making Theory, MarketDesign, Matching Theory, Mechanism Design, Theory of Repeated Games, Theory of Sales Strategy
REFEREEING
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Review, BE Journal of Theoretical Economics,
Econometrica, Economic Theory, Economics Letters, European Economic Review, Games and Economic Behavior,
Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, International Economic Review, International Journal of Economic Theory,
Japan and World Economy, Japanese Economic Review, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of European
Economic Association, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Journal of Mathematical Economics,
Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of Public Economics, Mathematics of Social Science, NationalScience Foundation (Grant, US), Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Design, Review ofEconomic Studies, Research Grants Council (Grant, Hong Kong), Singapore Economic Review, Social Choice andWelfare , Southern Economic Journal, Theoretical Economics, Theoretical Economics Letters

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Economic Association (2003-)
Econometric Society (2005-)
Japanese Economic Association (2008-)
Operations Research Associations of Japan (2014-)
LANGUAGES: English (Fluent), Japanese
CITIZENSHIP: JapanDATE OF BIRTH: February 20, 1980
SEX: M3