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Kenzo Asahi

Kenzo Asahi

Profesor Asociado

Email: kasahi@uc.cl

Áreas de interés:

Economía urbana y economía laboral

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Descripción

“Kenzo Asahi es profesor asociado en la Escuela de Gobierno. Su foco de investigación está en la intersección entre economía urbana y economía laboral. Sus investigaciones exploran el efecto del espacio físico y humano sobre el desarrollo humano y económico de los habitantes de la ciudad. Es doctor en Políticas Sociales de London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Master in Research (MRes) en Economía de University College London, Magíster en Administración Pública en Desarrollo Internacional (MPA/ID) de la Universidad de Harvard, Magíster en Ciencias de la Ingeniería UC e ingeniero civil UC. Además, Kenzo es investigador del Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Susntentable (CEDEUS) e investigador principal del Núcleo Milenio en Movilidad Intergeneracional (MOVI)”.

 

English version:

Kenzo Asahi is an Associate Professor at the School of Government at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His research explores the intersection of urban and labor economics, focusing on how the built environment and regulatory policies influence economic opportunities and social dynamics in cities. He is also interested in the structural drivers of adolescent crime. He holds a Ph.D. in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Master in Research (MRes) in Economics from University College London, a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC-Chile). Currently, he is an Associate Visiting Professor in Urban and Labor Economics at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  • Asahi, Kenzo, and Ignacia Pinto. 2022. “Transit, Academic Achievement and Equalisation: Evidence from a Subway Expansion.” Journal of Economic Geography, July, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbac017
  • Aguirre, Paula, Kenzo Asahi, Diego Diaz-Rioseco, Ignacio Riveros, and Rodrigo O Valdés. 2022. “Medium-Run Local Economic Effects of a Major Earthquake.” Journal of Economic Geography, May, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbac010
  • Domínguez, Patricio, and Kenzo Asahi. 2022. “Crime-Time: How Ambient Light Affects Crime.” Journal of Economic Geography, May, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbac011
  • Narea, Marigen, Kenzo Asahi, Alejandra Abufhele, Amanda Telias, Damián Gildemeister, and Samanta Alarcón. 2022. “The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Maternal Mental Health and Parenting Practices Moderated by Urban Green Space.” Clinical Psychological Science, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026211068871
  • Cartes, Carlos, Kenzo Asahi, and Rodrigo Fernández. 2022. “Riots and Subways, a Relationship Moderated by the Neighborhood’s Income Level.” Scientific Reports 12 (1): 10557. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14859-7
  • Asahi, Kenzo, Eduardo A Undurraga, Rodrigo Valdes, and Rodrigo Wagner. 2021. “The Effect of COVID-19 on the Economy: Evidence from an Early Adopter of Localized Lockdowns.” Journal of Global Health 11 (05002): 1–11. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.11.05002
  • Asahi, Kenzo, Eduardo A. Undurraga, and Rodrigo Wagner. 2021. “Benchmarking the Covid-19 Pandemic across Countries and States in the USA under Heterogeneous Testing.” Scientific Reports 11 (1): 15199. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94663-x
  • van‘t Wout, Elwin, Christian Pieringer, David Torres Irribarra, Kenzo Asahi, and Pilar Larroulet. 2021. “Machine Learning for Policing: A Case Study on Arrests in Chile.” Policing and Society 31 (9): 1036–50. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2020.1779270