Keio University

2024 Faculty of Economics List of Outstanding Seminar Theses

The following are the authors and titles of the Outstanding Graduation Theses, recommended by their respective faculty advisors from among the 558 theses approved in the 2024 academic year.

Infrastructure and Economic Development—The Effects of Geography on the Marginal Productivity of Transport Infrastructure

Advisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Author: Yuki Arai

Educational Inequality and Economic Development—Causes of and Countermeasures for Regional Disparities in Education

Advisor: Yutaka Akiyama

Author: Sixu Li

The Value of Rural Villages in Germany and Europe from a Historical Perspective—Based on the Work of W. Bätzing

Advisor: Yasushi Iida

Author: Ryosuke Higashijima

A Quantitative Analysis of the Impact of Accepting Foreign Workers on Domestic Wages

Advisor: Futoshi Ishii

Author: Ryoya Suzuki

A Static Entry Game in the Gasoline Stand Market in Okinawa Prefecture—A Two-Way Approach Between Theory and Empirical Analysis

Advisor: Koji Ishibashi

Author: Kyosuke Takahashi

A Study on the Outsourcing Dependency Rate of Listed System Development Companies

Advisor: Hibiki Ichikami

Author: Ryosuke Kawachi

Psychological Background of Persistence in Competitive Activities during Student Years

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Miwa Motomuro

The Developmental Background of Perfectionism and Its Influence on Subsequent Choice Behavior

Supervisor: Masao Ogaki

Name: Hina Muchaku

Evaluation of Environmental Awareness Campaigns through the Media: An Examination of Optimal Methods in an Era of Media Diversification

Supervisor: Ayumi Onuma

Name: Tatsuro Kubota

The Relationship between CSV Activities and Corporate Social Value

Supervisor: Tatsuyoshi Okimoto

Name: Eita Watanabe

The Impact of the Introduction of Digital Trade Rules on Digital Service Exports: A Quantitative Analysis in the Asian Region

Supervisor: Fumiko Kobashi

Name: Kazuma Nakanishi

Development of a Kana-Kanji Conversion Engine Using Topic Models

Supervisor: Shota Katayama

Name: Masato Arai

Evaluation of Residential Environments Based on Reviews

Supervisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Eisuke Koyagi

The Economic Impact on Local Communities of Opening a New Railway Line in an Area without Rail Service: A Case Study of the Nippori-Toneri Liner

Advisor: Mizuki Kawabata

Name: Tsubasa Suzuki

The Dowry Problem in India: Its Realities and an Educational Approach to Resolution

Advisor: Sayako Kanda

Name: Seiji Hirose

Empirical Analysis of Bilateral Trade Potential of the BRI between Italy and China

Advisor: Kozo Kiyota

Name: Musashi Sasaki

Adaptation Strategies in the Localization of Korean Wave Entertainment: Toward Coexistence with the Religious and Cultural Values of Japan and Southeast Asia

Advisor: Wakako Kumakura

Name: Koki Ito

The Middle East and Sportswashing: The Objectives of Oil-Rich Gulf States (Saudi Arabia and Qatar) in Focusing on the Soccer Business

Advisor: Wakako Kumakura

Name: Haruya Tsujii

The Impact of the Cap-and-Trade System on Fossil Fuel Production

Advisor: Yoshifumi Konishi

Name: Shunma Mita

Does Shifting Stadium Operations from Local Governments to Public-Private Partnerships Accelerate the Adoption of New Initiatives like Fully Cashless Systems and Deposit Schemes?

Supervisor: Yoshifumi Konishi

Name: Shotaro Morita

The Relationship between Debt and Economic Growth from the Perspective of MMT

Supervisor: Keiichiro Kobayashi

Name: Kosuke Sagara

An Examination of Policy Debates on Abenomics within the Historical Context of the Past Thirty Years

Supervisor: Keiichiro Kobayashi

Name: Ayaka Saito

On the Possibility of a Financial Crisis Originating from China

Supervisor: Tetsuya Komagata

Name: Kanako Kaku

Lost Opportunities in Employment for People with Physical Disabilities and the Future of Japan

Supervisor: Kohei Komamura

Name: Miharu Naito

Strategic Manipulation of Majority Judgment

Supervisor: Toyotaka Sakai

Name: Shintaro Aoi

Worst-case Avoiding Manipulability

Supervisor: Toyotaka Sakai

Name: Kazumasa Ikeda

The Effectiveness of Stay-at-home Orders on the Spread of COVID-19 in Japan

Advisor: Akira Sasahara

Name: Satoshi Ishida

Freedom in Contemporary Children's Career Choices and the Potential of Career Education: An Analysis of J.S. Mill's *On Liberty*

Advisor: Sora Sato

Name: Kanako Arakawa

Quantitative Expansion in Japan's Unconventional Monetary Policy and Economic Inequality

Advisor: Shigenori Shiratsuka

Name: Miho Higashi

An Examination of the Full Professionalization of Volleyball in Japan from an Economic Perspective

Advisor: Shinichi Suda

Name: Kazuma Hosono

The Gender Wage Gap: A Japan-U.S. Comparison of University Enrollment Rates

Advisor: Tatsuo Senga

Name: Kiyo Tamura

Pathways to Acquiring New Customers in New Business Development for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers

Advisor: Motohiro Tanaka

Name: Daichi Shioda

Does Affiliation with CSR-Oriented Organizations Enhance the Sustainability of CSR Activities in SMEs? A Study Based on Interview Surveys

Advisor: Motohiro Tanaka

Name: Teruyuki Yoshida

Countermeasures for the Resource Curse: A Vision for Resource-Import-Dependent Nations

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Seima Kawakami

An Analysis of the Factors Hindering Performance-Based Systems by Other-Regarding Workers and a Consideration of Improvement Proposals

Supervisor: Yasunari Tamada

Name: Yuto Hatano

The Path to Survival for Regional Banks: An Empirical Analysis of Their Financial Statements Using R

Supervisor: Masatoshi Tsumagari

Name: Rei Kanemitsu

The Impact of Greenfield Smart Cities on Land Prices: A Comparative Analysis with Urban Renaissance Development Plans

Supervisor: Kimiko Terai

Name: Akifumi Morita

An Analysis of the Impact of Continuous Grade Separation Projects on Surrounding Land Prices

Supervisor: Michio Naoi

Name: Yosuke Yamazaki

The Impact of Landscape Regulations on Roadside Land Prices: An Estimation of a Price Function for Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Supervisor: Michio Naoi

Name: Ryoga Shibata

A Quantitative Analysis of the Determinants of Happiness and Their Changes Over Time

Advisor: Nagakura, Daisuke

Name: Tezuka, Yudai

An Analysis of the Relationship between Inter-prefectural Travel and the Spread of COVID-19: A Panel Data Analysis

Advisor: Nagakura, Daisuke

Name: Tomizuka, Yuri

The Impact of Income Tax Rates on the Relocation Decisions of Talented Workers: An Empirical Analysis of the NBA Free Agent Market

Advisor: Nakajima, Ryo

Name: Oyama, Ranho

An Empirical Analysis of the Waste Reduction Effect of Introducing Fees for Household Garbage Bags: A Case Study of Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture

Advisor: Nakajima, Ryo

Name: Hamada, Wataru

The Impact of Fine-tuning LLMs for Specific Tasks on Their Generalization Capabilities: Reasoning Models and Their Applications

Advisor: Nakatsuma, Teruo

Name: Horigome, Shumpei

Repulsive g-prior Mixture Regression: A Mixture Regression Method Robust to Scale Differences

Advisor: Nakatsuma, Teruo

Name: Hayashida, Yuta

A Historical View of Tokyo, the Capital City

Advisor: Nakanishi, Satoshi

Name: Fujita, Yuki

The Future Vision of Public Transportation on Amami Tokunoshima Island: Green Slow Mobility and the Compact City

Advisor: Katsutoshi Hashiguchi

Name: Miyabi Mizutani

The Potential and Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power Generation in Japan

Advisor: Katsutoshi Hashiguchi

Name: Taichiro Watanabe

A Study on Deregulation and the Enactment of the Act on Special Measures concerning Urban Renaissance

Advisor: Junichi Hasegawa

Name: Mizuki Kamiyama

Is Social and Ethical Backlash Truly a Major Blow for Companies?

Advisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Miyu Kinoshita

Differences in Abilities Based on Language: A Study at the National and Corporate Levels

Advisor: Ippei Fujiwara

Name: Shintaro Saito

Models of Interaction between a Toxic Parent and the Child by Game Theory

Advisor: Kyoko Fujiwara-Greva

Name: Yoshihiro Murase

Shinpei Goto and Statistics: Focusing on Quarantine Operations for Repatriated Soldiers and the Governance of Taiwan

Advisor: Kuniaki Makino

Name: Shun Aeba

Economic Thought in the Prewar and Wartime Periods: A View from the Capital Market

Supervisor: Kuniaki Makino

Name: Yuto Furuoka

An Analysis of Factors Influencing Cancer Screening Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Toward Improving Cancer Screening Uptake in Japan

Supervisor: Toshiyuki Matsuura

Name: Risa Arai

An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Wage Disparity on Organizational and Individual Performance

Supervisor: Toshiyuki Matsuura

Name: Daichi Shingu

Incidents of Ship Desertion by Foreign Seafarers in the Meiji and Taisho Periods: Aspects of the "Vagrant Foreigners" Issue

Supervisor: Yusaku Matsuzawa

Name: Moe Iwase

A Proposal for a New Type of Contract to Promote Greater Labor Mobility

Supervisor: Kazushige Matsuda

Name: Dai Miyashita

The Effects of Group Role Models: An Exploratory Study on the Continued Appointment, Long-Term Retention, and Turnover Prevention of Female On-Site Workers

Supervisor: Kohei Mishima

Name: Yoshito Hayashi

An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Gender on Rice Production in Vietnam

Contact: Hiroyuki Yamada

Name: Kota Shimoyama

The Effect of Minimum Wage on Employment in Vietnam

Contact: Hiroyuki Yamada

Name: Tsubasa Tonegawa