Johann Caro-Burnett

johanncb@hiroshima-u.ac.jp

I am an Associate Professor at Hiroshima University, hold a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University, and teach public economics and causal inference. My work combines empirical analysis and formal theory to study how institutions (such as social norms and formal legal rules) shape incentives, behavior, and economic outcomes.

Research

My research studies how institutional rules actually operate on the ground. Rather than treating institutions as immutable background conditions, I model them as strategic environments with informational frictions, thresholds, and incentives that shape behavior in subtle ways. Using causal designs and formal theory, I show how small policy details (cutoffs, timing rules, and enforcement asymmetries) can affect behavior, reverse incentives, or disadvantage compliant players even when institutions appear inclusive.

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Publications

Working Papers & Work in Progress

Teaching

Selected graduate courses: