Curriculum Vitae
For a full version of my CV, please see cv-full.pdf.
Tomoharu Mori
Associate Professor, College of Comprehensive Psychology, Ritsumeikan University
2-150 Iwakura-cho, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-8570, JAPAN
Email: tmr15047 [atmark] fc.ritsumei.ac.jp
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Osaka University, March 2014
M.A. in Economics, Osaka University, March 2011
B.A. in Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University, March 2009
Working Experience
Associate Professor, College of Comprehensive Psychology, Ritsumeikan University, April 2017 - Present
Post Doctoral Fellow, Research Institute for Socionetwork Strategies, Kansai University, October 2014 - March 2017
Specially Appointed Researcher, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Osaka University, April 2014 - October 2014
Research Grants
As a Research Leader
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2022 - Present
Fund for Supporting Young Scholars, Kansai University, 2016 - 2017
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), JSPS, 2015 - 2016
Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2), JSPS, 2012 - 2014
Torii Fellowship, Suntory Foundation, 2011 - 2012
Invited Participant, Asia Summer Institute of Behavioral Economics, National University of Singapore, 2011
Joint Research with Industry
Miidas Co., Ltd., Joint research on behavioral economics of job transitions, 2021 - Present
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Nakamoto, Y. & Mori, T. (2025). The unskilled-and-unaware problem and performance feedback in monotonous, easily accustomed, and repetitive work. Scientific Reports, 15, 4222. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88457-8
Morita, S. & Mori, T. (2024). The Ratchet Effect and the Probability of Proceeding to the Next Stage: An Experiment. Bulletin of Economic Research, 76, 797-812. https://doi.org/10.1111/boer.12448
Kawamura, T., Koyama, Y., Mori, T., Motonishi, T., & Ogawa, K. (2023). Loot Box Gambling and Economic Preferences: A Survey Analysis of Japanese Adolescents and Young Adults. Applied Economics, 55(44), 5213–5229. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2138817
Kawamura, T., Mori, T., Motonishi, T., & Ogawa, K. (2022). Positive versus Negative Graphics for Increasing Attendance in a Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Behavioral Economics and Finance, 15, 22-30. https://doi.org/10.11167/jbef.15.22
Mori, T., Kurokawa, H., & Ohtake, F. (2022). Labor Supply Reaction to Wage Cuts and Tax Increases: A Real-Effort Experiment. FinanzArchiv/Public Finance Analysis, 78(3), 362-377. https://doi.org/10.1628/fa-2022-0008
Kawamura, T., Mori, T., Motonishi, T., & Ogawa, K. (2021). Is Financial Literacy Dangerous? Financial Literacy, Behavioral Factors, and Financial Choices of Households. Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 60, 101131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjie.2021.101131
Mori, T., Kurokawa, H., & Ohtake, F. (2020). A Choice Experiment on Taxes: Are Income and Consumption Taxes Equivalent? Journal of Behavioral Economics and Finance, 13, 53-70. https://doi.org/10.11167/jbef.13.53
Journal Articles (Not Peer-Reviewed)
Mori, T. (2023). Behavioral Economics of Taxation and Benefits. Public Policy Review, 19(4), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.57520/prippr.19-4-3
Working Papers
Mori, T. & Takii, K. (2025). The Effect of Coarse Score Labels on College Application Decisions. OSIPP Discussion Paper No. 25E002.
Kitano, T., Mori, T., Nakajima, R., & Takii, K. (2025). Distance to Medical Schools and Its Impact on the Gender Gap in Admissions: An Equilibrium Approach. Keio-IES Discussion Paper No. DP2025-006.
Nakamoto, Y., Mori, T., & Okuyama, N. (2016). Ambiguity and Loss aversion: The Effect of the Endowment and Windfall Losses on the Willingness to Pay for Insurance. RISS Discussion Paper No. 85.
Note: For Japanese language publications, please refer to the Japanese version of the CV.
Last updated: January 2026