Regular biography
Hiro Kasahara is a professor at the Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. His main research areas include econometrics, international trade, and economic issues related to COVID. Within econometrics, his research interests focus on structural estimation, finite mixture models, nonparametric identification, and causal inference. He is originally from Japan and obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His teaching and research can be explored on his personal website.
Scholar-generated biography
Hiroyuki Kasahara is a researcher at the University of British Columbia, focusing on economic analysis through empirical studies. His work explores the impact of trade policies, productivity, and macroeconomic factors on firms and economies. Kasahara's research interests include the effects of import and export decisions on productivity, the role of R&D tax credits in influencing innovation, and the economic consequences of public health interventions such as school openings and mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also investigates structural econometric models and nonparametric identification methods in dynamic decision-making processes.