Keio University

2020 Faculty of Economics List of Outstanding Seminar Theses

The following are the authors and titles of the "Excellent Graduation Theses" recommended by supervising professors from among the 721 theses that passed in the 2019 academic year.

Is the supply curve of blood donation forward-bending? An empirical analysis based on an original survey (Estimation of the Supply Function of Donated Blood)

Supervisor: Hideo Akabayashi

Name: Bongo Kurauchi

Early Childhood Education and Economic Development: An Analysis of the Economic Effects of Promoting Investment in Early Childhood Education

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Akihiro Yamada

Sugar and Economic Development: Health Promotion and Economic Growth through the Introduction of a Sugar Tax

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Shinichi Taniguchi

Development of Japan's Model Life Tables and Their Application to Regional Life Table Estimation

Supervisor: Futoshi Ishii

Name: Yu Horiguchi

Analysis of Model Changes in the Domestic New Car Market

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Shinnosuke Nanami

Do Patent Pools Promote Innovation? An Empirical Analysis Using W-CDMA as a Case Study

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Koki Nishi

The Impact of the Number of Home Care Support Hospitals and Clinics on the Percentage of Deaths at Home

Supervisor: Yoko Ibuka

Name: Shuhei Miyazaki

The Impact of Vegetable and Salt Intake on Medical Expenses

Supervisor: Yoko Ibuka

Name: Ayuri Enomoto

The Economic Effects of Companies Working on Sustainability, from the Perspective of Stock Prices

Supervisor: Toshihiro Okubo

Name: Yuri Kakimi

Analysis of Industrial Agglomeration Effects from Japan's Smart City Projects

Supervisor: Toshihiro Okubo

Name: Keita Kase

Optimal Utilization of the 'Specified Skilled Worker' Status of Residence and the Future of Foreign Employment in Japan

Supervisor: So Ota

Name: Kai Hirai

Acculturation in the Food Consumption Behavior of Immigrants in Japan: Cultural Aspects of Food Consumption and Their Functions—A Case Study of Japanese-Indonesians in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture

Supervisor: So Ota

Name: Yudai Ichige, Hikaru Tamura, Masanori Hashimoto

Determinants of Adopting New Production Methods

Supervisor: Hiroshi Onishi

Name: Kyurika Murakami

A Study on the Conditions for Change in the Three-tiered 'Core-Semiperiphery-Periphery' Structure in the Modern World-System—An Analysis Using Multi-agent Simulation

Supervisor: Hiroshi Onishi

Name: Yuta Iino

An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of the Livelihood Support System for the Needy on the Academic Achievement of Children in Low-Income Households

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Ayaka Sakamoto

Changes in Consumption Trends and Analysis of Consumer Behavior During Panic Buying

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Masataka Hoshino

Spatial Characteristics in Regional Differences in Public Safety: A Case Study of Naka Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Saki Shimizu

The Possibility of Reviving Abandoned Railway Sections Throughout Japan, as Seen in the Extended Section of the JR Kabe Line

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Takahide Shibumura

A Study on Japan's Acceptance of Foreign Highly Skilled IT Professionals, Focusing on Those from India

Supervisor: Sayako Kanda

Name: Shunsuke Norimatsu

Impact of tariff reduction on cheese demand in Japan

Supervisor: Fukunari Kimura

Name: Haruka Kozasa

Vulnerability of Majority Rule and the Borda Count to a Specific Acquisition

Supervisor: Morimitsu Kurino

Name: Itsuki Imai

Consumer's Regulatory Focus and Package Design

Supervisor: Keiichiro Kobayashi

Name: Riho Uetake

An Empirical Analysis of the Performance Improvement Effects of M&A Using Multiple Regression Analysis and Propensity Scores

Supervisor: Keiichiro Kobayashi

Name: Ryota Miura

The Potential for Live Commerce to Spread in Japan: Can the Keys to China's Live Commerce Success Be Applied in Japan?

Supervisor: Tetsuya Komagata

Name: Naoki Sakayama

The Development Potential of P2P Insurance in Japan: The Millennial Generation and the Sharing Economy

Supervisor: Kohei Komamura

Name: Honoka Okuma

The Affinity Between Trams and an Aging Society

Supervisor: Kohei Komamura

Name: Kanako Tamura

An Analysis of the Success Factors of Open Innovation

Supervisor: Shinichi Suda

Name: Rina Nakanishi

Maruyama Masao's Critical Awareness of the 'Masses': Positioning the Concept of 'Masses' from Early Modern Political Thought History to Political Science

Supervisor: Koichi Takakusaki

Name: Kenzo Yoshihara

What Explains the Unique Behavior of Stock Prices During the COVID-19 Pandemic? -Examining the Connections Between Stock Markets-

Supervisor: Shunpei Takemori

Name: Minoru Masuda, Ryotaro Uchimura

The Role of Monitoring in Parent-Subsidiary Listed Companies: An Analysis of Dual Monitoring by Parent Companies and the Market

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Ken Kawada

Evaluation of Germany's Energy Policy: Through an Analysis of its Impact on France's Nuclear Power Policy

Supervisor: Masatoshi Tsumagari

Name: Ryotaro Mori

The Impact of Teacher Quality on Dropout Rates: An Empirical Analysis Using Prefectural Data

Supervisor: Kimiko Terai

Name: Ayumu Nakamura

The Relationship Between an Aging Population and Welfare for the Younger Generation: An Empirical Analysis Using Prefectural Panel Data

Supervisor: Kimiko Terai

Name: Jun Nagata

The Impact of Charging for Plastic Bags at Supermarkets on Reducing Household Waste

Supervisor: Ryo Nakajima

Name: Shotaro Nakayama

A Quantitative Analysis of Factors Influencing the Box Office Revenue of Chinese Films

Supervisor: Ryo Nakajima

Name: Jiayi Gu

BLP Demand Estimation with Double/Debiased Machine Learning

Supervisor: Teruo Nakatsuma

Name: Hisao Yana

The Development of Japanese Universities in the Postwar Period and Economic and Educational Disparities

Supervisor: Satoshi Nakanishi

Name: Shunsuke Hiroe

Introduction of Congestion Pricing to Alleviate Congestion on Commuter Trains

Supervisor: Shinsuke Nakamura

Name: Takanosuke Yoshino

Analysis of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Delivery Demand and the Potential of a Token Economy Using Blockchain

Supervisor: Daisuke Nagakura

Name: Koki Kaname

The Fiction of 'Race' and Colonial Rule

Supervisor: Chizuru Namba

Name: Ayumiya Miyajima

Separation of Nonlinear Growth Trends and Business Cycles Using a DSGE Model

Supervisor: Yasuo Hirose

Name: Shuma Sato

Are the Environmental Initiatives of Fast Fashion Brands Effective? The Relationship Between Used Clothing Collection Services and Sales

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Arisa Hagiwara

Are There Incentives for Companies to Engage in Health and Productivity Management?

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Sotaro Maruyama

An Axiomatic Analysis of Verdict Rules in the Lay Judge System

Supervisor: Kyoko Fujiwara-Greve

Name: Kazuma Suzuki

The State of Dialects in Postwar Japan: A Reexamination of the 'Discourse on Postwar Dialects'

Supervisor: Yusaku Matsuzawa

Name: Kei Hirayama

Gender Differences in Job Satisfaction in Japan

Supervisor: Atsuhiro Yamada

Name: Mao Harada

Increase in the Main Job's Wage Rate from Side Jobs with Non-monetary Purposes

Supervisor: Atsuhiro Yamada

Name: Ouga Maruyama

The Relationship Between Discrimination Against Black People and Mental Health, as Revealed by Objective Indicators

Supervisor: Hiroyuki Yamada

Name: Hideto Isotani

An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of the Rise of Female Politicians on Teenage Pregnancy Rates in India

Supervisor: Hiroyuki Yamada

Name: Yuki Kanayama

Impact of ESG Disclosure on Stock Price Fluctuations

Supervisor: Ryuma Wada

Name: Yuki Shinohara