Shuhei Kitamura
Biographic Data
| ID | 3605289 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shuhei Kitamura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shuhei |
| FAMILY NAME | Kitamura |
| SIGNATURE | KITAMURA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Osaka |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7288-3074 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Destructive Behaviour, Judgement and Economic Decision-making under Thermal Stress
Accumulating evidence indicates that environmental temperature substantially affects economic outcomes and violence, but the reasons for this linkage are only partially understood. We study whether temperature directly influences behaviour by evaluating the effect of thermal stress on multiple dimensions of economic decision-making, judgement and destructive behaviour with 2,000 participants in Kenya and the United States who were randomly assign…
The constructive and destructive power of social norms in the presence of authoritative influence
A randomized survey experiment ( N = 2,868) was conducted at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to examine the effects of information provision on individuals' cooperation with stay-home activities. Employing a 2 × 2 factorial design, the study examined the influence of social comparison and a powerful messenger. Using an online sample of approximately 3,000 Japanese respondents, it was found that participants demonstrated greater cooperation wit…
Now or Later
This study examines the dynamic nature of voting in modern elections with wide voting windows. Our stylized two-period model predicts that, if voters are not myopic, turnout in the current period tends to increase as the costs in the other period increase. The model also predicts that overall turnout does not always decrease even when the costs increase. We test these predictions using novel data from Japan’s General Election in 2017 with a weath…
Now or Later
This study examines the dynamic nature of voting in modern elections with wide voting windows. Our stylized two-period model predicts that, if voters are not myopic, turnout in the current period tends to increase as the costs in the other period increase. The model also predicts that overall turnout does not always decrease even when the costs increase. We test these predictions using novel data from Japan’s General Election in 2017 with a weath…
The constructive and destructive power of social norms in the presence of authoritative influence
A randomized survey experiment ( N = 2,868) was conducted at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to examine the effects of information provision on individuals' cooperation with stay-home activities. Employing a 2 × 2 factorial design, the study examined the influence of social comparison and a powerful messenger. Using an online sample of approximately 3,000 Japanese respondents, it was found that participants demonstrated greater cooperation wit…
The constructive and destructive power of social norms in the presence of authoritative influence
A randomized survey experiment ( N = 2,868) was conducted at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to examine the effects of information provision on individuals' cooperation with stay-home activities. Employing a 2 × 2 factorial design, the study examined the influence of social comparison and a powerful messenger. Using an online sample of approximately 3,000 Japanese respondents, it was found that participants demonstrated greater cooperation wit…
Now or Later
This study examines the dynamic nature of voting in modern elections with wide voting windows. Our stylized two-period model predicts that, if voters are not myopic, turnout in the current period tends to increase as the costs in the other period increase. The model also predicts that overall turnout does not always decrease even when the costs increase. We test these predictions using novel data from Japan’s General Election in 2017 with a weath…
Destructive Behaviour, Judgement and Economic Decision-making under Thermal Stress
Accumulating evidence indicates that environmental temperature substantially affects economic outcomes and violence, but the reasons for this linkage are only partially understood. We study whether temperature directly influences behaviour by evaluating the effect of thermal stress on multiple dimensions of economic decision-making, judgement and destructive behaviour with 2,000 participants in Kenya and the United States who were randomly assign…
Political science (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 works) · Benchmark (surveying (1 works) · Big Five personality traits (1 works) · Constructive (1 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 works) · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion (1 works)