Keio University

2015 Faculty of Economics List of Outstanding Seminar Theses

From the 719 graduation theses that passed in the 2015 academic year, the authors and titles of the 'Outstanding Graduation Theses' recommended by each supervising faculty member are as follows.

The determinants of long-term absence from mandatory school: An empirical analysis using prefectural panel data

Supervisor: Hideo Akabayashi

Name: Shun Ikemoto

Economic Development through the Nordic Model—An Examination of its Applicability to Japan—

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Chihiro Seki

Immigration and Economic Development—An Examination of the Contribution of Immigration Policy to Economic Development and Japan's Public Finances—

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Naoya Fuji

An Analysis of the Portal Site Market

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Takahiro Konno

An Analysis of the Policy Effects on the Proliferation of Solar Power Generation

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Ayano Yoshino

Heuristics and the Purchase of Limited-Time Products

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Yuka Sano

The Influence of the Ability to 'Read the Air' on Decision-Making through Discussion

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Akira Murokawa

“Does Journalism Coverage Contribute to Economic Growth?”—The Role of Newspaper Media in Addressing Information Asymmetry—

Supervisor: Toshihiro Okubo

Name: Kohei Ando

The Causes of the Xinhai Revolution and Problems with the Institutional Change Model: A Consideration from the Model of Institutional Change

Supervisor: Hiroshi Onishi

Name: Ryoichiro Iguchi

The Potential for Waste Reduction Projects in Dhaka, Bangladesh—A Comparison with the Case of Surabaya, Indonesia—

Supervisor: Tetsu Ohira

Name: Shinnosuke Sawamura

How Much Do the Japanese Love Hawaii?—The Utility Function of Beach Resort Travelers—

Supervisor: Hiroyuki Ozaki

Name: Sayaka Kariya

An Examination of the Appropriate Price for Tobacco

Supervisor: Hiroyuki Ozaki

Name: Shun Sugao

The Decline in Liquidity of Japanese Government Bond Market and its Impact on the Economy in Japan

Supervisor: Sahoko Kaji

Name: Kyohei Matsuda

Event Study Analysis between the Relation of Corporate Scandals and Stock Prices

Supervisor: Sahoko Kaji

Name: Yuki Mizutani

The Impact of the Entry of LCC on Airline Industry in Japan — Empirical Analysis on Airfares —

Supervisor: Sahoko Kaji

Name: Takaaki Okamoto

The Impact of Diversification Strategies on the Japanese Electrical Equipment Industry

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Shun Hashimoto

An Analysis of the Price and Transaction Volume of Rice from Fukushima Prefecture after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Mamoru Fujita

A Proposal for Doshusei (Regional System) Zoning Using Input-Output Tables

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Riki Zaima

Development of a Search System for Livable Cities for Users

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Kazuki Yamashina

The Future of Western Music in India: The Current State and Development Potential of Orchestras

Supervisor: Sayako Kanda

Name: Jiei Ito

Are Globalization and Technological Advancement Increasing the Demand for Skilled Labor?

Supervisor: Fukunari Kimura

Name: Shono Ito

Allocation Rules of Rights to Start a Kindergarten in Yokohama

Supervisor: Kyoko Grava

Name: Yuki Kakihara

How much does demography effect inflation and deflation?

Supervisor: Keiichiro Kobayashi

Name: Keito Nakajin

Liberalization of Capital Transactions for the Internationalization of the Renminbi—An Analysis of Current Preconditions and Future Predictions—

Supervisor: Tetsuya Komagata

Name: Takeo Ikeda

The State of Support for Those Leaving Child Protection Facilities

Supervisor: Kohei Komamura

Name: Sotaro Nishimura

Matching Between Companies and Students in New Graduate Recruitment

Supervisor: Toyotaka Sakai

Name: Tatsuki Tadokoro

Appropriate Dialogue Between Companies and Investors—Towards the Proper Implementation of Japan's Stewardship Code—

Supervisor: Masaya Sakuragawa

Name: Ryo EntomI

An Examination of Resource Management Policies to Achieve Profit Maximization in Japanese Fisheries—The Case of the Pacific Chub Mackerel Stock—

Supervisor: Shinichi Suda

Name: Kodai Morita

Was the Slow Recovery of Eurozone Due to the Lack of Fiscal and Financial Integration?

Supervisor: Shunpei Takemori

Name: Emi Ishihara, Yuka Shimizu, Takayuki Seno

Cash and Electronic Money—On the Pain of Losing Money—

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Takeo Omori

The "Infrastructure Gap": Determinants of Private Participation in Infrastructure

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Marius Harnischfeger

Characteristics of Japanese Households as Read from Cohort Analysis of the Family Income and Expenditure Survey and Standard Cohort Tables

Supervisor: Kazusuke Tsumura

Name: Sayaka Yamada

A New Industrial Classification Seen from Financial Statements

Supervisor: Kazusuke Tsumura

Name: Yuko Utsunomiya

A Comparison of the Industrial and Trade Structures of Japan and the U.S. as Seen from the Japan-U.S. International Input-Output Table

Supervisor: Kazusuke Tsumura

Name: Akari Nakayama

Suicide in East Asia—A Comparative Analysis of Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea—

Supervisor: Noriko Tsuya

Name: Kazuma Nagao

Expanding the Acceptance of International Students as an Inbound Tourism Policy from Asia—Policy Proposals Based on Factor Analysis—

Supervisor: Kimiko Terai

Name: Shunsuke Kuroda

The Impact of the Revision of the Child Care Leave Act on the Promotion of Women to Managerial Positions—An Empirical Analysis Using Panel Data—

Supervisor: Kimiko Terai

Name: Mayo Kawasaki

An Examination of the Reduced Tax Rate System through Tax Reform Simulation—Aiming to Propose an Indirect Taxation System that Contributes to Fiscal Reconstruction—

Supervisor: Takero Doi

Name: Shun Sakuma

An Examination of the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis and a Proposal for Japan's Environmental Policy Goals

Supervisor: Takero Doi

Name: Taisho Tamai

On the Impact of the Presence of New Religious Facilities on Official Land Prices

Supervisor: Michio Naoi

Name: Kai Yamamoto

An Empirical Analysis of Japan's Bubble Economy Using Time-Series Analysis

Supervisor: Daisuke Nagakura

Name: Ryusei Kakiya

An Empirical Analysis of the Factors Causing Tommy John Surgery in MLB—Quantifying Risk Factors Using t-tests and Logit Models—

Supervisor: Daisuke Nagakura

Name: Koichi Miyazaki

On the Impact of Channel Order on Viewer Ratings

Supervisor: Ryo Nakajima

Name: Hirotaka Kambe

A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of 'Yutori' Education on Students of Affiliated Schools

Supervisor: Ryo Nakajima

Name: Ken Matsumura

Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method: Application to Network Reliability

Supervisor: Teruo Nakatsuma

Name: Yutaro Kiya

Stock Return Prediction by Stochastic Model with Variance Risk Premium

Supervisor: Teruo Nakatsuma

Name: Asahi Ushio

The Utility of Alliances: A Consideration from the Anglo-Japanese Alliance

Supervisor: Satoshi Nakanishi

Name: Kosuke Sumita

Organizational Information Security Measures—A Game Theory Analysis Using a Three-Stage Game—

Supervisor: Shinsuke Nakamura

Name: Yuki Sunohara

A History of Social Discourse Surrounding Autism

Supervisor: Chizuru Namba

Name: Ru Tanaka

Problems in Japan's Security Policy—From Postwar Japan-U.S. Relations and Changes in the International Situation—

Supervisor: Mitsuru Nobuchika

Name: Ayumi Kamo

The Reality of the Deterioration of the Labor Environment Since the 1990s

Supervisor: Mitsuru Nobuchika

Name: Yuki Kobayashi

How Viable is the Sharing Economy and Peer-to-Peer Business Model in Japan?

Supervisor: Yasunori Fujita

Name: Mikiko Kato

Empirical Analysis and Solutions for the Vacant House Problem

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Ai Egawa

An Examination of the Puzzle Regarding Fluctuations in the Number of Employees and Working Hours in Japan

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Tatsuya Yamaguchi

What Impact Do Orchestra Outreach Performances Have on the Amount of Private Support?

Supervisor: Shun-ichiro Bessho

Name: Ken Tsuruta

On the Issue of Product Environmental Regulations Surrounding Developing Countries—Concerns After the TPP Agreement—

Supervisor: Eiji Hosoda

Name: Yuto Suzuki

Accounting Fraud and Its Impact

Supervisor: Yasuo Maeta

Name: Runa Marui

The Development of Radio and Television and Radio's Survival Strategy in the Television Age

Supervisor: Yusaku Matsuzawa

Name: Masaya Kaneko

Success Factors for Small and Medium-Sized Accommodation Facilities in Tokyo that Accept a Large Number of Foreign Tourists

Supervisor: Kohei Mishima

Name: Sohei Takahashi

The Transformation of the Cleaning Industry in an Advanced Mass Consumption Society

Supervisor: Yu Yanagisawa

Name: Katsuaki Wada