I am Mifuyu Kira / 吉良光冬 (in Japanese), a PhD student in Public Policy at the University of Osaka (OSIPP) from 2024.
My research focus is on labour, education, and applied microeconomics using observational data and experimental methods.
I am primarily interested in the topics of disability and redistribution.
Before my PhD, I received an MA in Economics from the University of Tokyo.
Working Paper
The Effects of Flipped Classroom in Higher Education on Learning Outcomes and the Heterogeneity by Group Member Characteristics
(with Yasukazu Ichino, Toru Kawai and Mai Seki) [OSIPP Discussion Paper]
Work in progress
Can Small Encounters Change Students’ Lives?: Evidence on the Exposure Effect of Interactions with Students with Disabilities
(with Ryuichi Tanaka)
The Effect of Employment Quota for Persons with Disabilities
(Working title)
Legacy of Discrimination Based on Wrong Beliefs: Evidence from the Minamata Disease
(Working title) (with Gwen-Jirō Clochard and Yuki Takahashi)
Recent Presentations
The Chicago School in Experimental Economics
June 22-26, 2026, University of Osaka
The 10th Spring School in Behavioural Economics
March 8-12 2026, UC San Diego
