2023 Faculty of Economics List of Outstanding Seminar Theses

From the 548 graduation theses that passed in the 2023 academic year, the authors and titles of the “Outstanding Graduation Theses” recommended by their respective supervising instructors are as follows.

Is there a relationship between the willingness to study abroad and personality? An empirical analysis using “Survey on the attitudes of young people in Japan and other countries, 2018”

Supervisor: Hideo Akabayashi

Name: Mizuki Shimosaka

Regional Finance and Regional Economic Development: The Impact of Regional Bank Reorganization in the Tohoku Region and the Future of Regional Finance

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Shuji Ishikawa

Long-Established Companies and Economic Development: The Impact of Long-Established Companies on the Economy and Their Locational Factors

Supervisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Name: Yotaro Yamada

Forestry Policy and the Naval Shipbuilding Industry in France from the 14th to the 19th Century

Supervisor: Kyo Iida

Name: Yutaro Kimura

A Demographic Analysis of the Impact of Various Socioeconomic Factors on the Suicide Rate in Japan

Supervisor: Futoshi Ishii

Name: Koki Kawashima

Estimation of Vertical Relationships in the Beer Industry

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Yoichiro Sakata

Demand Estimation in the Yogurt Market and the Effect of New Product Introduction

Supervisor: Koji Ishibashi

Name: Maiko Mizutani

The Relationship between Municipal Financial Indicators and Water Rates

Supervisor: Hibiki Ichigami

Name: Yusuke Kobayashi

On the Psychological Background of Motivation to Study for Junior High School Entrance Exams

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Aino Nakajima

The Background of Procrastination and Commitment

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Yusuke Kaneki

A Game-Theoretic Consideration of the Surplus Soil Disposal Problem: Considering Nature-Related Risks and Decision-Making from the Case of the Chuo Shinkansen Maglev Line in Shizuoka Prefecture

Supervisor: Ayumi Onuma

Name: Keita Sato

The Relationship between ESG Scores and the Low-Volatility Anomaly

Supervisor: Tatsuyoshi Okimoto

Name: Zenichi Naruse

The Rise in Youth Unemployment in China: A Comparison with Japan's 'Employment Ice Age'

Supervisor: Jun Kajima

Name: Nao Yoshioka

Proposal and Performance Analysis of a New Reward Function for a Tetris Controller

Supervisor: Shota Katayama

Name: Atsushi Yamamoto

Improving Labor Market Efficiency through the Transfer Fee System

Supervisor: Kenju Kamei

Name: Tomoki Fujita

Estimation of Conjectural Variation Elasticity in the Domestic Bread Market

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Takuya Iwamoto

Inferring the Possibility of Collusion in the City Gas Industry

Supervisor: Keiki Kawai

Name: Akine Akasaka

Anime Tourism and Its Impact on the Number of Tourists: A Case Study of Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Aito Kato

Location Characteristics and Survival Factors of Public Bathhouses in Tokyo's 23 Wards

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Shinya Sekiguchi

The Development of Indian Pharmaceutical Companies from the Perspective of Metanational Management Theory: Focusing on the Case of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Supervisor: Sayako Kanda

Name: Shoichi Iwase

Determinants of Entry for Highly Skilled Foreign Workers in Japan

Supervisor: Fukunari Kimura

Name: Haruka Sugishita

The Effect of the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Request in March 2023 on the Japanese Stock Prices: An Analysis Using Synthetic Control Method

Supervisor: Kozo Kiyota

Name: Naoki Tamo

A Study on the Usefulness of Technical Analysis of Stock Prices Using LSTM: An Analysis of Stock Price Prediction Accuracy by Industry

Supervisor: Kozo Kiyota

Name: Ryota Sato

An Empirical Study on Directed Technological Change in Automobile Manufacturers

Supervisor: Yoshifumi Konishi

Name: Taisuke Amuro

An Economic Analysis of Special Fraud

Supervisor: Keiichiro Kobayashi

Name: Kanta Asami

Verification and Outlook on the Usefulness of Next-Generation Vehicles in Achieving a Decarbonized Society Using the LCA Method

Supervisor: Keiichiro Kobayashi

Name: Yuta Fujisawa

Factors in the Growth of the Chinese Game Industry: Characteristics of China's Industrial Development and Changes in the Global Game Industry as Seen from the Growth of the Chinese Game Industry

Supervisor: Tetsuya Komagata

Name: Masaharu Nakai

A Consideration of the Validity of the Scoring System for the Decathlon Using Factor Analysis

Supervisor: Toyotaka Sakai

Name: Kenshin Mihara

The Impact of Coffee Production on the Producing Countries’ Quality of Life

Supervisor: Akira Shinohara

Name: Yuka Kanyama

The Pursuit of 'Yutakasa' (Affluence)

Supervisor: Shigenori Shiratsuka

Name: Kazuto Yamamoto

What is the Significance of Central Bank Independence?

Supervisor: Shigenori Shiratsuka

Name: Shotaro Hirakata

A Study on the Development and Growth of the Bicycle Parts Industry in Japan

Supervisor: Shinichi Suda

Name: Yukio Nishimura

A Quantitative Examination of the Impact of Income Redistribution on the Macroeconomy

Supervisor: Tatsuro Senga

Name: Tomohiro Okamoto

Analysis of the variance of forecasts

Supervisor: Tatsuro Senga

Name: Hatsuryu Kawabata

On Funding Issues in Subscription Businesses for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Supervisor: Mikio Tanaka

Name: Hiroshi Saito

What are the Conditions for 'Unadvertised Advertising' in the Film Market? Can 'Unadvertised Advertising' Become a Major Promotional Strategy?

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Ayaka Amano

The Effects of Promoting Concession Projects with Airport Privatization

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Sayaka Tsuboi

An Analysis of the Impact of Private Combined Junior and Senior High Schools Discontinuing High School Admissions on University Acceptances

Supervisor: Masatoshi Tsumagari

Name: Kazuma Mori

The Realization and Financial Resources of 'Reiwa-Era Japanese-Style School Education': Focusing on the Challenges of ICT Utilization

Supervisor: Takero Doi

Name: Ririko Fukuda

The Impact of the Regional Revitalization Migration Support Project on the Increase in Migrants from Tokyo's 23 Wards

Supervisor: Michio Naoi

Name: Rei Hashimoto

An Examination of the Dependence Structure between ESG Stock Index-Linked Investment Trusts and Conventional Stock Indices

Supervisor: Daisuke Nagakura

Name: Rui Kawada

Factor Analysis of Labor Productivity Using Random Forest

Supervisor: Daisuke Nagakura

Name: Naoki Kobayashi

Performance Order and Judging Bias in Manzai Comedy

Supervisor: Ryo Nakajima

Name: Akihito Omura

Green Bonds and the Interrelationships and Promotional Measures among Issuers, Investors, and the Environment

Supervisor: Teruo Nakatsuma

Name: Naoi Adachi

A Study on Electoral Systems: An Overview of the History of Electoral Systems in Various Countries and a Proposal for a Desirable Electoral System

Supervisor: Teruo Nakatsuma

Name: Akihito Konagamitsu

The Ryukyu Kingdom: A Nation Erased

Supervisor: Satoshi Nakanishi

Name: Yuta Suzuki

The Entry of the Middle Class into Horse Racing in 19th-Century Britain

Supervisor: Chizuru Namba

Name: Shunpei Shiina

A Study on M&A for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Supervisor: Katsutoshi Hashiguchi

Name: Tomohiro Okamoto

Revitalizing Osaka's Manufacturing through Technology Branding

Supervisor: Katsutoshi Hashiguchi

Name: Yuka Oi

Differences in Wage Rigidity among Worker Types: An Analysis Using a Structural Model

Supervisor: Yasuo Hirose

Name: Keishi Momisawa

The Economic Effects of Airport Fashion in South Korea

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Kyoko Kusaka

Characteristics of Companies That Succeed in DX

Supervisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Masaya Fujita

An Analysis of the 'Matchstick Game'

Supervisor: Susumu Hoshino

Name: Kenta Yamamoto

Verification of Compliance with the Financial Services Agency's Japan Stewardship Code in the Stewardship Activities of Institutional Investors

Supervisor: Yasuo Maeta

Name: Yutaka Tanaka

Economic Thought on the Anglo-American World Order and Hegemonic Transition: Focusing on the White Plan surrounding the Establishment of the Bretton Woods Agreement

Supervisor: Kuniaki Makino

Name: Naoya Matsushita

The Impact of Regional Characteristics on the Voluntary Surrender of Driver's Licenses by the Elderly

Supervisor: Toshiyuki Matsuura

Name: Eri Ueda

Factor Analysis of Gender Differences in School of Medicine Entrance Exams