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Andrew S. Griffen

Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Pennsylvania , 2012

M.A. in Economics, University of Pennsylvania , 2009

B.S. in Mathematics, B.A. in Italian, University of South Carolina , 2004

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I am looking for a research assistants for various projects. Please email for details and to apply!


Research

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Publications

1. "Misfortune Seldom Comes Alone: Evidence from Typhoon Effects During Covid-19 Quarantines in the Philippines", Yingxue Jin, Makiko Nakamuro, Yasuyuki Sawada, Andrew S. Griffen, Tsend-Ayush Sosorbaram, and Yukichi Mano, Asian Development Review , Vol. 42, No. 02, pp. 83-110 (2025)

2. "Democratic institutions and social capital: Experimental evidence on school-based management from a developing country", Yasuyuki Sawada, Takeshi Aida, Andrew S. Griffen, Eiji Kozuka, Haruko Noguchi, and Yasuyuki Todo, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Volume 198, June 2022, Pages 267-279

3. "Evaluating the Effects of Child Care Policies on Children's Cognitive Development and Maternal Labor Supply", Andrew S. Griffen, Journal of Human Resources, 2019 54 (3), 604-655

4. "Assessing the Performance of Nonexperimental Estimators for Evaluating Head Start", Andrew S. Griffen and Petra E. Todd, Journal of Labor Economics 35, no. S1 (July 2017): S7-S63.

5. "Height and Calories in Early Childhood" Andrew S. Griffen, Economics & Human Biology, Vol. 20, March 2016, 55-59

6. "Fertility and Maternal Labor Supply in Japan: Conflicting Policy Goals?" Andrew S. Griffen, Makiko Nakamuro, and Tomohiko Inui, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 38 (2015) 52 - 72

7. "The Relationship Between Child Care Subsidies and Children's Cognitive Development" Laura E. Hawkinson, Andrew S. Griffen, Nianbo Dong, and Rebecca A. Maynard, Early Childhood Research Quarterly 28 (2013) 388 - 404

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Working papers

Democracy and Human Capital: Experimental Evidence from Burkina Faso

Null Impacts of Education and Information Interventions on Children’s Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills: Experimental Evidence from Poor Urban Households in the Philippines

School-Based Management and Social Preferences: Experimental Evidence from a Developing Economy, coming soon

Teaching

2026 A1A2

Empirical Microeconomics (graduate), Mondays 1st period

R for Empirical Research* (graduate), Mondays 3rd period

Dive into Deep Learning (undergraduate zemi) **, Mondays 4th period

Nobel Prizes in Economics (undergraduate zemi) **, Mondays 5th period

Economics & Statistics (PEAK), Tuesdays 5th period


* Please install R and RStudio before the first class and please pass this message to other enrolled students. Also, don't hesitate to contact me if you are having any difficulty!

** For potential zemi students: please contact me if you have any questions about the zemis. The zemis are completely independent so you are more than welcome to attend one or both. Neither zemi requires a thesis and any undergraduate in economics faculty is welcome to join without prerequisite. Language of instruction / discussion will be in English.



Contact

Mailing address

Economics Research Building
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

Office

Economics Research Building 902, Hongo Campus, University of Tokyo

Email

griffen (at) e.u-tokyo.ac.jp

© 2026 Andrew S. Griffen.