Researcher
JUST CITIES
kasahi@uc.cl
Assistant Professor at the School of Government at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Civil Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Holds 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 Master in Engineering Sciences from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He earned his Ph.D. in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
RESEARCH AREAS
His research focus is on the intersection between urban economics and labour economics. His research explores the effect of urban transport investments on the human and economic development of city dwellers.
LATEST 10 PUBLICATIONS
Asahi, K., Cawley, D. G. M., Herrera, A., Peñafiel, J., & Silva, H. (2023). The Social Divide of Urban Land-Use Regulatory Changes: Evidence from Chile. Social Science Research Network. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4339689
Narea, M., Asahi, K., Abufhele, A., Telias, A., Gildemeister, D., & Alarcón, S. (2022). The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Maternal Mental Health and Parenting Practices Moderated by Urban Green Space. Clinical Psychological Science, 10(6), 1151-1167. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026211068871
Asahi, K., & Pinto, I. (2022). Transit, academic achievement and equalisation: evidence from a subway expansion. Journal Of Economic Geography, 22(5), 1045-1071. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbac017
Aguirre, P., Asahi, K., Díaz-Rioseco, D., Riveros, I., & Valdés, R. (2022). Medium-run local economic effects of a major earthquake. Journal Of Economic Geography, 23(2), 277-297. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbac010
Domínguez, P., & Asahi, K. (2022). Crime-time: how ambient light affects crime. Journal Of Economic Geography, 23(2), 299-317. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbac011
Cartes, C., Asahi, K., & Fernández, R. (2022). Riots and subways, a relationship moderated by the neighborhood’s income level. Scientific Reports, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14859-7
Asahi, K., Undurraga, E. A., & Wagner, R. (2021). Benchmarking the Covid-19 pandemic across countries and states in the USA under heterogeneous testing. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94663-x
Asahi K, Undurraga E, Valdés R, Wagner R. (2021). The effect of COVID-19 on the economy: evidence from an early adopter of localized lockdowns. Journal of Global Health, 11, 05002. http://www.jogh.org/documents/2021/jogh-11-05003.pdf
Asahi, K., Undurraga, E. A., Valdés, R., & Wagner, R. (2020). The effect of COVID-19 on the economy: evidence from an early adopter of localized lockdowns. medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.21.20198887
Van ’t Wout, E., Pieringer, C., Irribarra, D. T., Asahi, K., & Larroulet, P. (2020). Machine learning for policing: a case study on arrests in Chile. Policing & Society, 31(9), 1036-1050. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2020.1779270
