Masanori Kuroki Data-verified

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Assistant professor of economics

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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12 h-index 49 pubs 566 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Masanori Kuroki's research examines the intersection of economic policy and population health, with a particular focus on disparities within the United States. His work has investigated the impact of state minimum wages on mental health outcomes and health insurance coverage, utilizing longitudinal data from 2008 to 2019. Kuroki has also studied the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on insurance coverage and its subsequent influence on homeownership and housing prices, as evidenced by Medicaid expansion data. Further research explores the relationship between healthcare coverage, out-of-pocket medical expenses, and tax policies, such as the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Additionally, his publications address the rise in mental distress among LGBTQ+ individuals and the integration of data science tools like Python and Google Colab into undergraduate econometrics and microeconomic theory courses. Kuroki holds a h-index of 12 with 47 total publications and 549 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 12
  • Publications: 49
  • Citations: 566

Selected Publications

  • Do Casinos Boost Local Payroll Income and Employment? A Case Study of Arkansas (2026)
  • The widening mental health gap between American homeowners and renters: 2013–2023 (2026)
  • Minimum wages and suicide rates in Japan: 2009–2024 (2025)
  • Minimum wage and entrepreneurship: Evidence from U.S. counties, 2010–2023 (2025)
  • The rising predictive power of LGBT identity in mental health: An analysis of variable importance (2025)
  • Foreign residents and public assistance in Japan (2025)
  • Does free pre-kindergarten increase birth rates? Preliminary evidence from Vermont (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The ACA Medicaid expansions and abortion rates among young adults (2025)
  • Integrating Advertising into Duopoly Simulations for Intermediate Microeconomics Courses Using Python (2024)
  • The effect of ending public funding for abortion: evidence from West Virginia (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Free Pre-K and Non-Marital Childbearing: Examining the Link in Vermont (2024)
  • Integrating data science into an econometrics course with a Kaggle competition (2023)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Housing affordability and mental health in the United States: 2013–2020 (2023)
    15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Healthcare coverage and out-of-pocket medical expenses: evidence from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the medical expense deduction (2022)
    7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Do research universities boost regional economic development? -A case study of University of Science and Technology of China (2022)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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