Kei Sakata
Research Fellow
Australian Gambling Research Centre
Dr Kei Sakata is an economist with over 20 years’ experience working with large data sets. Using advanced econometric methods, he has conducted a number of policy evaluations in the areas of health, labour and population.
Before joining the Australian Gambling Research Centre, Kei had taught econometrics and statistics in Ritsumeikan University in Japan for 15 years. Most of his projects aim to determine causation rather than merely measure correlation. He applies various identification strategies to isolate causation such as natural experiments, instrumental variables, simultaneous equations, selection bias correction, panel data fixed effects, and difference-in-differences.
His current research interests include: behavioural economic analysis of addictive behaviours; the effects of mental health on gambling; sample selection issues in gambling research; and the effects of financial literacy on problem gambling.
Qualifications
BA(Hons)(Wollongong), PhD(Osaka University)
Research by Kei Sakata
Gambling participation, experience of harm and community…
AGRC recently asked Australian adults about their participation in gambling, attitudes towards wagering advertising, how exposure to advertising influences their…
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Gambling participation and experience of harm in Australia
This snapshot explores how often Australians gamble, how much they spent, their risk of gambling harm, what products they spent gambling money on and how concerned…
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Community attitudes towards sports and race betting…
Overall, this snapshot finds that 69% of Australian adults think that sports and race betting advertising is too common. The snapshot explores the impact of such…
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