Keio University

2016 Faculty of Economics List of Outstanding Seminar Theses

From the 746 graduation theses that passed in the 2016 academic year, the authors and titles of the "Outstanding Graduation Theses" recommended by their respective supervising professors are as follows.

“Determinants of Teachers' Overtime for Club Activities —An Econometric Analysis of Extracurricular Activity Work Hours of Public Junior High School Teachers Using TALIS2013 The determinants of overtime participation in extracurricular activities ”

Supervisor: Hideo Akabayashi

Name: Hiroaki Ariyoshi

“A Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between Commuting Time and Utility Levels: A Study of the Commuting Paradox Using KHPS Commuting Paradox revisited: A panel data analysis of commuting time and happiness using the Keio Household Panel Survey ”

Supervisor: Hideo Akabayashi

Name: Yuki Imai

The Food Industry and Economic Development: How Food Can Contribute to Improving People's Well-being

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Saki Matsuda

Mechanization of Employment and Economic Development: Estimating the Probability of Mechanization Considering Technological Progress, Analyzing its Impact, and Examining Solutions

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Sho Yoshizawa

Was the Early Modern Glass Manufacturing Industry a Destroyer of Forests? —Case Studies from the Erzgebirge and Vogtland in Central Europe—

Supervisor: Takashi Iida

Name: Atsuki Harada

French Forest History from the 17th to 19th Centuries: Was it a Land of Coppice Forests?

Supervisor: Takashi Iida

Name: Masahiro Kobayashi

Quantitative Easing Policy and Housing Prices: An Analysis Using an Open-Economy DSGE Model

Supervisor: Kazuhito Ikeo

Name: Takahiro Kurata

The Accounting and Economic History and Significance of Segment Information Disclosure

Supervisor: Yukihiro Ikeda

Name: Koichi Nishida

An Entry Game in the Healthcare Service Market? An Analysis of Hospital Entry Behavior Considering Differentiation Strategies?

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Tomoaki Yanagihara

Non-competitiveness and Asymmetry in Public Tendering

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Miori Setoguchi

A Test of C-CAPM in the Japanese Asset Market: A Comparison Before and After the Bubble Collapse

Supervisor: Mikio Ito

Name: Tatsushi Kawashima

Preference for Real Estate Investment by Risk Aversion Level in Portfolio Selection

Supervisor: Mikio Ito

Name: Daisuke Todoroki

The Overreaction Effect in the Japanese Stock Market and the Lehman Shock

Supervisor: Mikio Ito

Name: Ryo Hashimoto

The Influence of Self-Efficacy on Online Blogging Activities

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Satoshi Matsuno

The Future of Employment Created by the Latest IT

Supervisor: Toshihiro Okubo

Name: Yuichiro Ono

On Employment Environment and Productivity

Supervisor: Toshihiro Okubo

Name: Kaishu Kadoya

Estimating the Mechanism of Overtime Occurrence Using an N-person Game

Supervisor: Hiroshi Onishi

Name: Hiroaki Ihara

Election Analysis Using the Borda Rule and the Extension and Interpretation of the Rent-Seeking Model

Supervisor: Hiroshi Onishi

Name: Kai Maeda

The Importance of the Quality of Nursery Teachers in Childcare Facilities: Using the New System for Children and Child-rearing Support as an Example

Supervisor: Tetsu Ohira

Name: Akie Seki

Optimal Life Planning: The Significance of Obtaining Well-Known Qualifications

Supervisor: Hiroyuki Ozaki

Name: Ryoya Miyagawa

Bubbly Bonds? -BoJ’s Negative Interest Rate Policy and the JGB Bubble-

Supervisor: Sahoko Kaji

Name: Kazuma Obata

Estimating the Demand Function in the Broadway Musical Market: Changes in Choice Behavior with the Spread of SNS

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Madoka Kubo

On the Relationship Between the Classification of Consumer Goods and Advertising Effects by Advertising Medium and Information Source

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Shungo Hirakoba

Medical Disparities in Secondary Medical Areas as Seen from Patient Outflow and Inflow Ratios

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Shutaro Takahashi

Regional Disparities in Public Assistance Rates: Using GIS and Public Assistance Rates by Welfare Office

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Takumi Yoshikawa

A Study of Production Networks and the Real Effective Exchange Rate Elasticity of Exports Through Panel Data Analysis

Supervisor: Fukunari Kimura

Name: Eri Ishigami

Expansion of the Machinery Industry Production Network within East Asia and China's Economic Growth

Supervisor: Fukunari Kimura

Name: Ryoya Watanabe

Household Debt, Deleveraging, and the Great Recession

Supervisor: Keiichiro Kobayashi

Name: Issei Tanabe

Resolving the Financing Difficulties of Chinese SMEs Through Internet Finance

Supervisor: Tetsuya Komagata

Name: Kazuha Shirai

Analysis of Factors Affecting the Take-up Rate of the Public Assistance System

Supervisor: Kohei Komamura

Name: Yamato Mashiko

The Unknown Reality of Cool Japan ?Cool Japan is not Cool ?

Supervisor: Yoshimasa Shirai

Name: Ikumi Udagawa

The Structure of Japan's Medical System and the Containment of Medical Costs

Supervisor: Shinichi Suda

Name: Daiki Ando

The Lack of Japanese Students Studying Abroad - Suggestions for the Japanese Society to Increase the Number and Quality of Japanese Students Studying Abroad -

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Reina Ando

Designing Open Innovation

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Yuki Oe

A Consideration of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident from a Comparative Perspective

Supervisor: Zai-dong Choi

Name: Shin Yokozeki

Civil War and Population Growth in Mozambique by Province

Supervisor: Noriko Tsuya

Name: Jinya Kajichika

The Social Status of Women in Canada: A Comparison Between Quebec and Other Provinces

Supervisor: Noriko Tsuya

Name: Risa Minami

A Structural Analysis of Voters' Social Attributes and Issue Concerns: Focusing on House of Representatives Elections in the 2000s

Supervisor: Kimiko Terai

Name: Ryosuke Abe

On the Cost Reduction Effects of PFI

Supervisor: Kimiko Terai

Name: Takahiro Kawanobe

Construction of a Golf Course Evaluation Model Using Statistical Methods

Supervisor: Daisuke Nagakura

Name: Satoshi Fujinami

The Economic Effects of Game Play Videos in the North American Market

Supervisor: Ryo Nakajima

Name: Yugo Kusaba

An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of Social Pressure on Human Decision-Making: Using Referee Calls in Water Polo

Supervisor: Ryo Nakajima

Name: Mao Hayashi

Stock Portfolio Strategy by Bayesian Emulation

Supervisor: Teruo Nakatsuma

Name: Junya Tsuneishi

Risk Analysis of Reverse Mortgages in Japan

Supervisor: Teruo Nakatsuma

Name: Naoyu Tsuno

Changes in Japan's Social Structure and the Transition of the Social Security System Since the Meiji Period

Supervisor: Satoshi Nakanishi

Name: Naohiro Yamazaki

Analyzing the Conditions Under Which Window Dressing Occurs: A Game Theory Analysis Using a Two-Stage Game

Supervisor: Shinsuke Nakamura

Name: Yutaro Ide

The Effects of the Green New Deal Policy: Can America Escape from Stagnation?

Supervisor: Mitsuru Nobuchika

Name: Hayuki Masu

Did the Employees' Pension Insurance Reform Affect Corporate Wage Determination Structures?

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Jun Shiobara

The FDI-Inducing Effect of ODA

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Sayako Takagi

A Consideration and Analysis of the Factors Behind Young People's Detachment from Cars

Supervisor: Shun-ichiro Bessho

Name: Kyoichi Mizoguchi

Estimation and Prediction of Causal Effects by a Hierarchical Multivariate State-Space Model

Supervisor: Takahiro Hoshino

Name: Takayuki Toda

Causal Effect Analysis of Review Postings on EC Sites Using a Simultaneous Model of Purchase Interval and Amount

Supervisor: Takahiro Hoshino

Name: Yuya Matsumura

Towards the Formation of a Sustainable City in 'Tokyo': A Comparison of Residents' Preferred Regional Characteristics and a Sustainable City Evaluation

Supervisor: Eiji Hosoda

Name: Ken Hidaka

Reconsideration of the Supply Reserve Margin II: Accompanying the Introduction of Demand Response

Supervisor: Eiji Hosoda

Name: Yuma Yamakoshi

Reconsideration of the Supply Reserve Margin I: Estimation of Market Introduction Potential Considering Competitiveness with Existing Power

Supervisor: Eiji Hosoda

Name: Haruki Makita

To What Extent is Facebook Globally Viable? A Consideration of the Factors Behind its Creation and its Impact

Supervisor: Yasuo Maeta

Name: Yuma Kosaku

The Touristification of Neighborhood Shopping Streets in Suburban Residential Areas: An Analysis of Success Factors for Attracting Tourists

Supervisor: Kohei Mishima

Name: Yu Koriyama

The analysis of the shock on the labor force participation rate in Japan in relation to the rise of the consumption tax rate

Supervisor: Kohei Mishima

Name: Tamaki Miyauchi, Masahiro Takeda

An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Differences in Height-for-Age Between Siblings on Educational Expenses

Supervisor: Hiroyuki Yamada

Name: Kentaro Kobayashi

The Harmful Effects of Open Defecation in Ethiopia and Nigeria: From the Perspective of its Relationship with Infant Height

Supervisor: Hiroyuki Yamada

Name: Yota Sakai