Keio University

2014 Faculty of Economics List of Outstanding Seminar Theses

From among the 680 graduation theses that passed in the 2014 academic year, the authors and titles of the “Outstanding Graduation Theses” recommended by each supervising professor are as follows.

The Impact of Qualifications on Career Development and a Factor Analysis of Qualification Acquisition: An Econometric Analysis Based on the 2005 SSM Survey of Japan

Supervisor: Hideo Akabayashi

Name: Yasufumi Ochiai

Diversification and Economic Development: The Importance of Deep-Rooted Diversification in Economic Development

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Maho Komatsu

Wages and Economic Development: Estimation of the Optimal Wage from Both Consumer and Producer Perspectives

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Makoto Osano

Probability Theory Used in Non-Life Insurance (Bayesian Inference and the Bühlmann Model)

Supervisor: Takuji Arai

Name: Yuichi Nishimura

Problems with the Current Antimonopoly Act: Regulations on Unfair Low-Price Sales and Discriminatory Pricing Are Ineffective

Supervisor: Yukihiro Ikeda

Name: Nobuaki Motohashi

Changes in the Policy Ideology of District Commissioners: Centering on the Emperor System and the Defeat in the War

Supervisor: Yukihiro Ikeda

Name: Fumiya Nemoto

Demand Function Estimation and Policy Evaluation in the Japanese Automobile Market

Supervisor: Takaji Ishibashi

Name: Kazunori Shinoda

Factors for Overseas Expansion of Japanese Manufacturing Industries

Supervisor: Takaji Ishibashi

Name: Takuma Yoshizawa

The Relationship Between a View of Life that Values Qualitative Aspects and the Shikoku Pilgrimage

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Kento Arai

An Analysis of 'Servant Leadership'

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Taro Kimura

The Impact of Export Decisions on Finances: An Analysis Based on Firm-Level Data

Supervisor: Toshihiro Okubo

Name: Kyoko Iwata

An Evolutionary Game of Large-Scale Machine Industry and Employment Relations

Supervisor: Hiroshi Onishi

Name: Yuo Iwakigawa

The Stages in the Consumption of Personal Care Products in Asia Pacific Area Eastern Europe and South America

Supervisor: Sahoko Kaji

Name: Shino Honma

What will IPO bring a bank?

Supervisor: Sahoko Kaji

Name: Ririko Namiki

An Analysis of Worker Characteristics Affecting TFP

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Yusuke Sakai

What Impact Do Municipal Mergers Have on the Fiscal Efficiency of Local Governments?

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Kimitaka Ono

Segregation Analysis of Single-Mother Households in Tokyo's 23 Wards: Using Spatial Statistical Methods

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Yuki Shibata

The Current State and Challenges of Public Wireless LAN Development from the Perspective of Inbound Tourist Behavior: A Case Study of Shibuya Ward

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Takuya Fukuoka

The Future of Rural Healthcare in India, Left Behind by Development

Supervisor: Sayako Kanda

Name: Eika Miyata

The Role of the Service Industry in Southeast Asia: Using Input-Output Analysis

Supervisor: Fukunari Kimura

Name: Mari Kawanishi

Learning Dynamics in Coordination Games under Asymmetric Information

Supervisor: Kyoko Grafe

Name: Hayato Shimura

Challenges and Solutions for China's Public Pension Finances: The Need for National Unified Management and Operation of Pension Insurance

Supervisor: Tetsuya Komagata

Name: Jiayuan Meng

Exploring the Causes of Declining Investment Efficiency in China and Methods for Improvement

Supervisor: Tetsuya Komagata

Name: Karen Yamada

Revitalization of the Japanese Economy through the Introduction of Best Practice Codes

Supervisor: Shinichi Suda

Name: Yu Matsuura

The Hold-Up Problem for Finished Goods Manufacturers in Vertical Collaborative R&D

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Kohei Ueda

Capacity as Private Information: The Case of Residency Matching in Japan

Supervisor: Masatoshi Tsumagari

Name: Kazuki Shimada

A Study on the Impact of Medical Resources on Mortality Using Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates: An Examination of the Efficient Allocation of Medical Resources

Supervisor: Kimiko Terai

Name: Atsushi Minami

An Empirical Analysis of Local Corporate Taxation in Japan

Supervisor: Joro Tsuchii

Name: Hiroshi Katagi

Estimating the Production Function of Firms Located in Tokyo: Aiming for Further Development of Tokyo

Supervisor: Joro Tsuchii

Name: Yuta Nakamura

An Analysis of the Relationship Between Regional Risk Associated with Major Earthquakes and Used Condominium Prices

Supervisor: Michio Naoi

Name: Gaku Ishii

An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Demographic Heterogeneity Between Partner Firms on Innovation Efficiency

Supervisor: Michio Naoi

Name: Katsu Otani

An Empirical Analysis of the Problems with the Credit Guarantee System

Supervisor: Daiho Nagakura

Name: Yuya Yanagi

Estimating the Effect on Economies of Scale from Production System Rationalization: An Estimation of the Translog Cost Function in Japan's Integrated Iron and Steel Industry

Supervisor: Ryo Nakajima

Name: Ryuki Kobayashi

A Study of the South Seas Regular Air Route: The Role and Reality of Pre-war Civil Aviation

Supervisor: Satoru Nakanishi

Name: Iichiro Kono

Pricing in Non-Life Insurance and the State of Its Regulation: A Consideration Based on the Rothschild and Stiglitz Model Endogenizing Risk Prediction and Segmentation

Supervisor: Keisuke Nakamura

Name: Tetsutaro Hatayama

The Impact of the Flattening of Economic Structure on the Summers Effect: An Analysis Using a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model

Supervisor: Yasuo Hirose

Name: Kazuki Fujimura

Behavioral Analysis Regarding Medical Tourism Accreditation in Japan: Examining Japan's Implementation Possibilities from Global Advanced Cases

Supervisor: Shun-ichiro Bessho

Name: Kai Yoshida

On the Future of Natural and Cultural Heritage Policies: How Should Funding for Cultural and Natural Heritage as an Amenity Be Advanced?

Supervisor: Eiji Hosoda

Name: Yuya Taminato

The Necessity of Planned Strategy in the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Industries: A Consideration Based on a Survey of Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers in Ota Ward

Supervisor: Kohei Mishima

Name: Ryohei Izeki

License Choice of Open Source Software: Restrictive Licensing and Productivity

Supervisor: Kohei Mishima

Name: Tamaki Miyauchi, Naoki Yonekawa

Impact of extending Japanese Super Express Train (“Shinkansen” in Japanese) on the regional economy: the case of Tohoku Shinkansen

Supervisor: Kohei Mishima

Name: Ryo Tahara

Changes in Regional Economic Structure Accompanying the Abandonment of Fishing Rights and Career Change Issues in Coastal Development: A Case Study of the Futtsu Area in Chiba Prefecture

Supervisor: Asobu Yanagisawa

Name: Hiroki Takahashi

The Hardships and Blossoming of the Atomic Bomb Survivors' Movement: Culminating in the Atomic Bomb Medical Care Law

Supervisor: Asobu Yanagisawa

Name: Shohei Yoshida

The Impact of Performance-Based Personnel Systems on Work-Life Balance

Supervisor: Atsuhiro Yamada

Name: Rikuto Seto

An Analysis of the Determinants of Voting Behavior Among Young People

Supervisor: Atsuhiro Yamada

Name: Misako Shimazaki