Munenobu Ikegami's research interest is on household intertemporal decisions and poverty dynamics. His work focuses on the evaluation of Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia utilizing household-level socio-economic panel surveys. Prior to joining Hosei University in 2018, he worked for IBLI project at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) from 2008 to 2018. He received master's in economics from the University of Tokyo and his Ph.D. in agricultural and applied economics from University of Wisconsin-Madison.