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Hi! I am Masahiro Nishida, a Ph.D. student in Economics at University of Wisconsin-Madison. My research interests are industrial organization and applied econometrics.

Email: mnishida[at]wisc.edu

Research

Work in Progress

Productivity and Misallocation in a Collusive and Declining Industry
(with Satoshi Imahie, Kazuma Takakura, and Yasutora Watanabe)
Cartel Sustainability under Declining Demand
(with Ana Sofia Teles)
Potential Growth and Productivity in the Caribbean
(with Alexander Amundsen, Sophia Chen, Pierre Guérin, and Sinem Kilic Celik)

Education

Ph.D. student in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Aug 2021 – Present
M.S. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dec 2023
M.A. in Economics, University of Tokyo, Mar 2021
B.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Mar 2019

Teaching

Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Introduction to Applied Econometrics (Undergraduate), Fall 2024
Introductory Econometrics (Undergraduate), Fall 2022, Spring 2023

Professional and Research Experience

Guest Researcher, Center for Research and Education in Program Evaluation (CREPE), University of Tokyo, Sep 2024 – Present
Summer Intern, International Monetary Fund, Summer 2024
Research Assistant for Jean-François Houde, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 2023 – Spring 2024
Analyst Intern, UTokyo Economic Consulting Inc., Jan – Jul 2021, Summer 2022, Jun 2023
Research Assistant for Yasutora Watanabe, University of Tokyo, Apr 2020 – Mar 2021

Honors and Awards

JASSO Scholarship, Japan Student Services Organization, Sep 2024 – May 2026
Juli Plant Grainger Summer Research Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summer 2024
Japan-IMF Scholarship, Aug 2021 – Jul 2023
JSPS Research Fellowship (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr – Aug 2021