2022 Faculty of Economics List of Outstanding Seminar Theses

From the 675 graduation theses that passed in the 2022 academic year, the authors and titles of the 'Excellent Graduation Theses' recommended by each supervising faculty member are as follows.

The Relationship Between Behavioral Characteristics on Social Media and the Social Status of Account Holders: An Analysis Using Machine Learning

Supervisor: Hideo Akabayashi

Name: Soshi Utsumi

Railways and Economic Development: Toward Easing Congestion on Urban Railways and Improving the Management of Local Railways

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Kiko Fujii

Malnutrition and Economic Development: Toward Solving the World's Protein Deficiency

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Noo Mochizuki

Socialist Forest Management: Its Transformation in East Germany During the Cold War

Supervisor: Takashi Iida

Name: Naoki Shioya

Application of the Frailty Model to Malignant Neoplasm Cohort Mortality Rates in Japan

Supervisor: Futoshi Ishii

Name: Eri Tsuzuki

Policy Analysis of Public Research and Development Subsidies

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Ryunosuke Okazaki

The Impact of Business Diversification on Japan's Manufacturing Industry

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Yusuke Demi

A Study on Skepticism, Risk Tolerance, and the Formation of First Impressions

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Sakura Igarashi

The Formation of Servant Leadership and Organizational Management

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Ayano Terada

Trends of Chinese Game Companies in the Japanese Mobile Game Market: From the Cases of Tencent and NetEase

Supervisor: Jun Kashima

Name: Erika Fukunaga

The Effectiveness of Municipal Initiatives in Dementia Prevention

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Mika Okazaki

What Can Be Done to Increase Visitors to Castles Scheduled for Future Keep Restoration

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Asuka Maejima

Factor Analysis of Regional Disparities in Earthquake Insurance Enrollment Rates: Focusing on the Relationship with Past Earthquake Disasters

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Takuma Hirabayashi

Projected Improvements in Railway Access Around Koto Ward from the Opening of the Yurakucho Line Branch Line

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Rin Midorikawa

A Study on the Background of Foreign Investment Deregulation in India's Life Insurance Industry: The Impact of Private Life Insurance Companies on India

Supervisor: Sayako Kanda

Name: Mamoru Nagata

The Introduction of Coffee and Tea Plantation Cultivation in British Colonial Ceylon and the Economic Activities of Local Farmers

Supervisor: Sayako Kanda

Name: Ruki Ono

Identifying Effective Policies for the Middle-Income Trap Using Barro Regression

Supervisor: Fukunari Kimura

Name: Ryuji Kuroda

Proposals for Reducing Damage from Sales Methods that Exploit Cognitive Decline

Supervisor: Kohei Komamura

Name: Waka Sutani

On the Abilities and Success Records of Cram Schools

Supervisor: Toyotaka Sakai

Name: Ryoga Doi

The Asset Demand for Currency in Recent Years

Supervisor: Shigenori Shiratsuka

Name: Shunta Nakamura

The Decline in Special Sale Frequency During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Supervisor: Shigenori Shiratsuka

Name: Kotaro Yoshikawa

On the Affinity Between Sports Strategy and Game Theory: The Strategy of Fencing

Supervisor: Shinichi Suda

Name: Rensuke Osaki

On the Importance of M&A in the Growth of the Japanese Economy

Supervisor: Tatsuro Senga

Name: Yusuke Hosono

Analysis of Retained Earnings and Financial Statements in Japanese Companies

Supervisor: Tatsuro Senga

Name: Akihiko Ota

Analysis of Favorable Treatment of Third Parties on Platforms: The Pros and Cons of Regulation and Its Ideal Form

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Ritsu Murata

A Nudge to Promote Early Evacuation in the Event of an Earthquake Directly Hitting the Capital

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Koji Kotani

Taiwan's High-Tech Industry and its Relationship with China

Supervisor: Jae-dong Choi

Name: Shintaro Sano

Analysis of the Impact of Home Video Game Software Sales Volume on Used Prices

Supervisor: Masatoshi Tsumagari

Name: Ryunoshin Takahashi

Comparative Analysis of Factors Determining Alcohol Consumption in Japan

Supervisor: Daisuke Nagakura

Name: Danshi Kosaka

Empirical Analysis of the Impact of International Certification for Sustainable Fashion on Corporate Value

Supervisor: Ryo Nakajima

Name: Ryosuke Ozaki

An Improved Stochastic Approach to Short-Term Earthquake Prediction

Supervisor: Teruo Nakatsuma

Name: Xiangyi Xu

The Transformation of Japanese Forestry Since the Modern Era and Future Forest Resource Management

Supervisor: Satoshi Nakanishi

Name: Reiji Matsumoto

Comprehensive Policy Proposals for the Amami Islands: Beyond the Amami Promotion and Development Plan

Supervisor: Katsutoshi Hashiguchi

Name: Takakage Uchikawa

The Development of Japanese Companies and Organizations Considered from a 'Sense of Purpose'

Supervisor: Katsutoshi Hashiguchi

Name: Kengo Mori

The Japanese Development of the Garden City

Supervisor: Junichi Hasegawa

Name: Koichiro Ogura

Empirical Analysis Using a Structural Model Incorporating Bounded Rationality: A Behavioral Medium-Scale New Keynesian Model

Supervisor: Yasuo Hirose

Name: Yuki Kodera

Popular Music and the U.S. Economy: How Consumer Preferences in Music Change as the U.S. Economy Shifts

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Kota Asakura

The Economic Effects of Product Placement in Korean Dramas

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Chisato Hayakawa

Analysis of Situations Where Two or More Judges Collude to Cause a Loss and Improvements to Judging Methods

Supervisor: Kyoko Fujiwara-Graever

Name: Shiho Namikawa

Profit Maximization and Decision-Making Regarding 'Split Deliveries' to Retail Stores

Supervisor: Susumu Hoshino

Name: Yuki Tanabe

Trends in Text Analysis Based on Text Properties: Through a Comparison of Text Mining and Sentiment Analysis Results with Stock Prices

Supervisor: Yasuo Maeta

Name: Shintaro Kohara

Tanzan Ishibashi's 'Small Japanism' and His Educational Theory of 'Human Capital'

Supervisor: Kuniaki Makino

Name: Kota Shimane

Yasunosuke Gonda's Theory of Entertainment: Focusing on the Welfare Movement