Yusuke Ishihata

Yusuke Ishihata

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics

Duke University

Welcome!

I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student in economics at Duke University. My research focuses on labor economics, the economics of the family, and education, using both structural and reduced-form approaches. I study topics including marriage market matching, fertility, intra-household decision-making, and job search,.

I will be on the 2026-2027 job market.

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Interests
  • Labor Economics
  • Economics of the Family
  • Economics of Education
Education
  • Ph.D. in Economics, 2027 (Expected)

    Duke University

  • M.A. in Economics, 2021

    University of Tokyo

  • B.A. in Economics, 2019

    University of Tokyo

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Working Papers

(2026). Marital Sorting on Pre-Marital Preferences for Household Behavior.

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Work in Progress

(2026). Dynamic Search and Learning on the Marriage Market Platform.

Publications

(2024). Working from Home Leads to More Family-Oriented Men. Review of Economics of the Household.

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