Research Activities
HIAS Postdoctoral Researcher, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University
Masaki Takahashi is a HIAS postdoctoral researcher at Hitotsubashi Institute of Advanced Studies (HIAS). His academic interests are health economics, public economics, and behavioral economics. He obtained a BA in Economics from Keio University, an MA in Economics from University at Albany, State University of New York, an MA in Economics from the University of Tokyo and a Ph. D. in Economics from the University of Tokyo. He currently investigates how insurance coverage affects the demand for healthcare and health outcomes for the elderly population using the Long-Term Care Insurance System in Japan.