Takuma Habu

Takuma Habu

  • Lecturer

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Interdisciplinary Theme

  • Behavioral Economics and Decision Research

Faculty Expertise

  • Microeconomic Theory
  • Organizational Economics
  • Behavioral Economics

Contact

Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management

th683@cornell.edu

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Biography

Takuma Habu is a lecturer in strategy and business economics at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and an MPhil in economics from the University of Oxford. He has extensive industry and management experience from working at a leading European economics consultancy, where he advised public- and private-sector clients on issues such as regulation, competition, and valuation.

In his research, Habu applies game theory to examine how information and communication influence incentives. In one piece of research, Habu draws on his experience managing multi-billion-dollar disputes to uncover a novel channel through which cross-examinations enable courts to make better-informed decisions and suggests ways to design institutions to ensure the efficacy of court systems. Habu's current research examines how employers' desire to retain workers can lead to distortions in human resource policies that can negatively impact workers. The research is particularly relevant in the current labor market, where recent technological advances have changed how employers value workers' skills.

Habu's teaching experience spans undergraduate, PhD, MBA, and executive MBA levels, covering macroeconomics, microeconomics, game theory, organizational economics, and mathematics. His teaching emphasizes collaboration and equips students with analytical tools to understand the mechanisms underlying business phenomena, enabling them to make better real-world decisions after their studies.

Selected Publications

Recent Courses

  • NCC 5090/LAW 5091 - Strategy

Academic Degrees

  • PhD Department of Economics, University Of Chicago, 2023
  • MA Department of Economics, University Of Chicago, 2023
  • MPhil Somerville College, University of Oxford, 2012
  • BS University of Warwick, 2010