Application Guidelines for Joint Usage / Research 2024【Behavioral Economics】
Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka University（Additional Call for Applications）
1. Outline:
Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) of Osaka University solicits applications
for research grants in the field of behavioral economics. ISER is one of the Joint
Usage/Research Centers designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology, and serves as the hub of the network of behavioral economics research inJapan. ISER collaborates with researchers from around Japan and the world and uses its
research output to guide the design of social and economic systems and policy. Guidelines
for application are as follows.
2. Eligibility
A research team consisting of a principal investigator (PI) and one or more co-investigators(CI) may apply. The principal investigator should have an affiliation with a university or a
research institution in Japan or overseas.
3. Research TeamAt least one member of the research team (either PI or CI) must be a faculty member of
ISER at the assistant professor's rank or above. At least one member of the team must befrom outside ISER. Graduate students can be included as CI’s. Priority is given to research
topics that contribute to the development of young researchers.
In principle, the joint research should be conducted at ISER. The grant funding can only
be used for the research programs conducted among the research team members specified
in the application form.
4. Categories
A proposed research topic should be selected from the following list of categories.
a. Experimental Economics:
Research to conduct economic experiments using the experimental facilities at ISER
(including the mobile experimental systems).
The maximum amount of funding: 800,000 yen

b. Large-Scale Open Survey Data:(i) Research to use ISER Open Survey Data.
(ii) Research to conduct a new large-scale survey.
The survey data must be made available through the ISER website afterward.
The maximum amount of funding: (i) 500,000 yen (ii) 1,000, 000 yen
c. General Areas:
Research related to Behavioral Economics and Public Policies such as “Theoretical Analysisof Long-Term Stagnation,” “Mechanism Design for Matured Society,” “Time Discounting,”“Liquidity Preferences,” “Happiness,” and “Public Policy.”
The maximum amount of funding: 500,000 yen
d. International Joint Research Topics:
The applicant invites an overseas researcher (CI) to ISER to conduct a joint research project.
The duration of this visit should be between 5 days to 35 days.1 The PI of this researchteam must be a faculty member of ISER.
The overseas CI will have his/her travel expenses covered according to the regulations ofOsaka University. (Round-trip economy class (coach class) airfare between Osaka and thecity of the CI’s home institution, accommodation fee, and per diem.)
5. Research Period
The grant will fund researches conducted between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025. (Forthose applications accepted after April 2024, the end date shall also be March 31, 2025.)
6. Execution of the Grant
Among the research team members, please designate one of ISER's faculty members as abudget execution manager. If the PI is a faculty of ISER, then this PI should be the budget
execution manager. (In some cases, the project does not require funding but need to use
facilities at ISER. If the requested amount of the joint Usage/Research grant is 0 yen for
the research topics (A), (B), or (C), it is not necessary to specify a budget execution
manager.)The grant will cover travel, accommodations, meeting, and printing expenses, aswell as honoraria, according to the regulations of Osaka University.

1The PI or CI can cover the additional travel expenses with other personal funding if the CI

wishes to stay longer than the designated period.

7. Combination with Other Research Funding
The funding can be used in combination with other research funding (e.g., Grant-in-Aidfor Scientific Research) subject to relevant rules. Please provide the information on theother research grants in the "Research Plan and Expenditure Plan" section of theapplication form.
8. Submission of the Application
Applications should be submitted by e-mail to: syaken-syomu@office.osaka-u.ac.jp The
application form is downloadable from the ISER webpage. (Follow the link to “JointUsage/Research.”)(1) In-time Application
The deadline for submission is June 7, 2024. Applicants will be notified of the decision bye-mail by the middle of July 2024. The availability of funding and the review of each projectwill determine the funding amount for a successful application.
(2) Applications submitted after the regular deadline may be adopted after an additional
review process, depending on the overall budget situation. A successful applicant will be
notified of the decision by e-mail within two months.
Please note that, in principle, the experimental facilities at ISER are intended to be used by
ISER faculty members or by researchers participating in this Joint Usage/Research project.
Thus, if you plan to conduct economic experiments at ISER after the regular application
deadline, please submit the application form even if funding from this grant program is notrequired.
9. Publication of the Research Outcomes
The PI should file a report on the outcome of the funded research within two months fromthe end of the funding period. The research team should make an effort to publish theresearch outcomes within one year. This effort includes conference presentation, ISER
discussion paper, and submission to a refereed journal. Any publication from this funded
research should acknowledge that the research has been funded by the Behavioral
Economics Research Center at the Institute of Social and Economic Research of Osaka
University.

10. Misc.
The research team members can use accommodations of Osaka University subject toavailability.
Failure to observe the regulations of Osaka University may result in the termination offunding.
Any inquiries should be directed to:General Affairs Office, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University, 6-1,Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, JAPAN.
e-mail: syaken-syomu@office.osaka-u.ac.jp