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Takuo Sugaya

Takuo   Sugaya
Assistant Professor, Economics
Takuo Sugaya
Assistant Professor of Economics
Academic Area: 
Economics

Research Statement

Takuo Sugaya's research is in the area of Microeconomic Theory. His work in game theory examines how entities with their own objectives and information can sustain cooperation in the long term. In a recent paper, he proposes a self-enforcing mechanism that incentivizes firms to maintain collaborative relationships although they are uncertain about the information and strategic behavior of the other parties.

Bio

Takuo Sugaya is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he teaches Managerial Economics. His current research focuses on dynamic games - repeated games, stochastic games, and dynamic Bayesian games - and the environments in which different sides will engage in cooperative long-run relationships. Takuo received his PhD in Economics from Princeton University in 2012 and his MA in Economics and BA in International Relations from University of Tokyo.

Courses Taught

Degree Courses

2014-15

This course provides an introduction to the foundations of modern microeconomic theory. Topics include choice theory, with and without uncertainty, consumer and producer theory, dynamic choice and dynamic programming, social choice and efficiency...

2013-14

This course covers microeconomic concepts relevant to managerial decision making. Topics include: demand and supply analysis; consumer demand theory; production theory; price discrimination; perfect competition; partial equilibrium welfare...

2012-13

This course covers microeconomic concepts relevant to managerial decision making. Topics include: demand and supply analysis; consumer demand theory; production theory; price discrimination; perfect competition; partial equilibrium welfare...

School News

July 11, 2012
Award-winning economist Susan Athey, noted econometrician Guido Imbens, corporate finance expert Joshua Rauh, and others to join Stanford GSB faculty.