Shino Takayama

Dr. Shino Takayama is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of Queensland (UQ), part of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. She holds a Senior HEA Fellowship, recognizing her excellence in teaching and learning. Her research focuses on financial economics, mathematical economics, game theory, and public economics. She has conducted extensive work on topics such as market price manipulation, electoral competition models, and corruption's impact on productivity in Vietnam. Her research spans theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses, with notable contributions to understanding policy polarization, strategic voter behavior, and institutional economics.

Her work includes studies on preferential trade agreements, banking regulations, and social choice theory with infinitely many agents. Awards include the 2020 Higher Education Academy Fellowship. Dr. Takayama has supervised multiple research projects, including investigations into peer effects in academic performance and the dynamics of informed trading in financial markets. She is actively involved in interdisciplinary research through collaborations within UQ and international partnerships, contributing to both theoretical advancements and applied policy analysis.

Key Research Projects:

• Banks, Endogenous Network Formations and Financial Crisis (2019–2022)
• Information and Market Price Manipulation in Trade (2010–2017)
• Peer Effects and Academic Performance: The Impact of Secondary Schoolmates in Undergraduate Classrooms (2024)

Awards:

• Higher Education Academy Fellowship (2020)

Advising & Grants:

Dr. Takayama has led and contributed to research grants analyzing trade policy, corruption, and electoral systems. Her advisory work includes mentoring students in economics and finance, with a focus on empirical and theoretical research methodologies.

Labs/Teams:

She is affiliated with the School of Economics' research groups, contributing to the Centre for Efficiency and Productivity Analysis and the School’s Discussion Paper Series.