Yoshihiko Kadoya calls for PhD Students/ PostDoc Researchers
Those who are interested in obtaining a PhD in the field of Health Economics, Behavioral Finance, Personal Finance, and other
Empirical Economics are welcome. Those who are looking for Postdoc opportunities are also welcome.
Web of Science has selected Yoshihiko Kadoya as a world top-level scientist (=THE World University Ranking Survey Respondent) for 3 years in a row.
We also have collaborated with many business and public organizations. See this for instance.
Publication Opportunities
“Publish or Perish.” This is very true in academia, where publications matter. With that in mind, Kadoya Lab would provide you with numerous opportunities for publication.
In fact, Kadoya Lab students have many publications:
Sumeet Lal published more than 14 articles in impact factor journals within his 2.5 years period of PhD at Kadoya Lab
Trinh Xuan Thi Nguyen published 11 articles in impact factor journals within her 2.5 years period of PhD at Kadoya Lab
Abdul-Salam Sulemana published 8 articles in impact factor journals within his 2.5 years period of PhD at Kadoya Lab
Pattaphol Yuktadatta published 8 articles in impact factor journals within his 3 years period of PhD at Kadoya Lab
Somtip Watanapongvanich published 11 articles in impact factor journals within her 3 years period of PhD at Kadoya Lab
Pongpat Putthinun published 6 articles in impact factor journals within his 3 years period of PhD at Kadoya Lab
Takuya Katauke wrote 3 articles for impact factor journals at Kadoya Lab even before obtaining the bachelor degree
Sayaka Fukuda wrote 3 articles for impact factor journals at Kadoya Lab even before obtaining the bachelor degree
Shunsuke Ono published 3 articles in impact factor journals at Kadoya Lab even before obtaining the bachelor degree
25 bachelor students have a publication in impact factor journal;
The graduates have obtained competitive posts after the degree, as seen in the “Alumni” page.
If you wish, Yoshihiko Kadoya can help you to get scholarships including the MEXT Scholarship (Japanese Government Scholarship) and the JDS Scholarship (Japanese Government Scholarship).
As of 2020, all PhD students at Kadoya Lab have won HU’s Excellent Student Scholarship and many
of them have won the MEXT/ JDS Scholarship. See Student Achievement for the details.
For the admission, the applicants must have
a master degree or its equivalent
a good command of the English language
passion for empirical research
a good command of stata (not mandatory but preferable)
More info
Admission Page
*Make sure to contact Yoshihiko Kadoya via email prior to making the application
HU is consistently ranked 10th – 15th out of over 700 universities in Japan
HU is surrounded by many national (research) institutions such as AIST, RIKEN, and JICA
The tuition of HU is very affordable for research university (annual tuition fee is only 535,800 JPY [approx. 5,000 USD/year]) Click here for the details (see page 7)
The living expenses of the HU main campus (Higashi-Hiroshima) area are particularly affordable, compared to those of most other cities among the OECD member countries (click here for the details) and the campus life would probably be very convenient for you: if you live in the dormitory or apartments located in the university town like Shitami area, almost all you need for your daily life like shopping mall, electric store, DIY shop, banks, convenience stores, post office, cafes, and restaurants, are within walking distance.
The HU area is very safe! (Japan is one the world’s safest countries)
The location of HU main campus (Higashi-Hiroshima) is reasonably accessible everywhere: a) the campus is directly connected to the city of Hiroshima (A-bomb dome area) by highway bus (about 1 hour ride); b) Shinkansen station, the local line of the Japan Railway (JR) local line, Highway, and Hiroshima International Airport are nearby. Click here for the details
