Shunsuke Tsuda investigates rural economic geography and its implications for human and ecological well-being in developing economies. He also studies political economy issues in fragile societies, including conflicts and forced displacement, from spatial, historical, and behavioral perspectives. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University in 2023.

Human and Nature: Economies of Density and Conservation in the Amazon Rainforest, with Yoshito Takasaki and Mari Tanaka [SSRN] [New draft coming soon]

Interethnic Proximity, Complementarities, and Politics in Malaysia, with Chun Chee Kok, Gedeon Lim, Danial Shariat, and Abu Siddique [New draft coming soon]

Jihad over Centuries, with Masahiro Kubo [New draft!] Hayami Award 2022

The Power of Narratives in Transforming Ex-Combatants into Agents of Peace: Evidence from Somalia, with Jun Goto, Tomohiro Hara, and Yosuke Nagai [New paper!]

Refugee Inflows, Surplus Farm Labor, and Crop Marketization in Rural Africa, Journal of Development Economics, Volume 155, March 2022, 102805 [working paper version]

Interethnic Proximity and Competition in Southeast Asia, with Chun Chee Kok, Gedeon Lim, and Abu Siddique

Multinational Companies and Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Mining Sector, with David Andrés-Cerezo and Michele Rosenberg

Market-Driven Social Cohesion in a Diverse African City, with Tomohiro Hara, Soyoka Okamura, and Yuko Shem Okoth

Local Intelligence for Targeting High-Risk Populations, with Tomohiro Hara, Shinji Okazaki, and Yuko Shem Okoth

De-Radicalization and Reintegration from Violent Islamic Extremism through Social Contact, with Jun Goto, Tomohiro Hara, and Yosuke Nagai

Caste Segregation and Spatial Misallocation in Village India, with Kazuki Motohashi and Mike Neubauer

Entrepreneurship, Informality, and Preference Heterogeneity within Small and Micro-Businesses in India, The Economic Review, 69.3 (2018): 242-275. with Jun Goto, Hironori Ishizaki, Takashi Kurosaki, and Yasuyuki Sawada