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

Email: mnishida[at]wisc.edu

Research

Working Papers

• Potential Growth and Productivity in the Caribbean
  (with Alexander Amundsen, Sophia Chen, Pierre Guérin, and Sinem Kilic Celik)
  August 2025
• Cartel Sustainability Under Declining Demand
  (with Ana Sofia Teles)
  August 2025

Work in Progress

• The Impact of Cartels on Productivity
  (with Satoshi Imahie, Kazuma Takakura, and Yasutora Watanabe)

Education

• Ph.D. Candidate 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, Fall 2025
• Introductory Econometrics (Undergraduate), Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025

Professional and Research Experience

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

Grants, Honors, and Awards

• Bradley Fellowship, Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 2025
• Project Research Program Grant, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
• 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