Former Students at U. Tsukuba

Abiyot Seleshe Yimer (Ethiopia): Abi completed the Master Program in Economic and Public Policy Management in March 2015. He wrote a thesis entitled, "Informal institutions as risk coping strategies: Labor sharing in rural Ethiopia." Before coming to Tsukuba, he was working for the National Bank of Ethiopia. He holds a Bachelor in Economics.

Bopharath Sry (Cambodia): Sry completed the Master Program in Economic and Public Policy Management in March 2015. She wrote a thesis entitled, "On the effectiveness of land titling programs in rural Cambodia." Before coming to Tsukuba, she was a research assistant at Cambodian Development Resource Institute. She holds a Bachelor in Economics.

Sifiso Blessing Nkomo (Zimbabwe): Blessing completed the Master Program in Economic and Public Policy Management in March 2015. He wrote a thesis entitled, "The long-run impact of working-age adult mortality on asset accumulation: The case of Kagera, Tanzania." Before coming to Tsukuba, he was a senior economist at the Ministry of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion in Zimbabwe. He holds a Bachelor in Economics. He is currently an economist of Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Zimbabwe.

Ram Hari Gaire (Nepal): Ram completed the Master Program in Economic and Public Policy Management in March 2013. He conducted a research on measurement of gender-related information using household surveys in his thesis entitled, "Can household survey measure women's roles in household decisions?: Evidence from Nepal." Before coming to Tsukuba, he was a statistical officer at the Central Bureau of Statistics in Nepal. He holds a Bachelor in Statistics, Mathematics, and Physics.

Vernon John Kikabi (Uganda): Vernon completed the Master Program in Economic and Public Policy Management in March 2013. He wrote a thesis entitled, "Assessing the impact of agricultural extension: A case of National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) in Uganda." Before coming to Tsukuba, he was a banking officer at the Bank of Uganda. He holds a BA in Economics. He is currently a senior banking officer of Bank of Uganda.

Keziahruth Wanjiku Njeri (Kenya): Keziah completed the Master Program in Economic and Public Policy Management in March 2013. She wrote a thesis entitled, "Impacts of working adult mortality on child schooling and labor in Kenya." Before coming to Tsukuba, she was an economist at the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security in Kenya. She holds a Bachelor in Education. She is currently an economist of National Treasury, Kenya.

Emilian Karugendo Nestory (Tanzania): Karugendo completed the Master Program in Economic and Public Policy Management in March 2011. He conducted his research on poverty in Tanzania in his thesis titled "What Do Standard Measures of Poverty Not Explain: Evidence From Tanzania's Daily Data." Before coming to Tsukuba, he was a principal statistician of National Bureau of Statistics in Tanzania. He holds a BA degree in statistics. After getting a MA in economics, he resumed his work as a principal statistician of National Bureau of Statistics in Tanzania.

Debosree Banerjee (India): Debosree completed the Master Program in Economic and Public Policy Management in March 2011. She conducted her research on impacts of women's status on children's human capital development in India in her thesis titled "Investigating the Role of Women in Children's Human Capital Development: Evidence from India." Before coming to Tsukuba, she was a research associate of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. She holds a MA and BS in economics. She is doing her Ph.D. in agricultural and development economics in Germany.

Renato Concha Urday (Peru): Renato, a Monbukagakusho Scholarship Scholar, complete MA in Economics in March 2011. He conducted his research on private transfers as risk-coping strategies in Nicaragua in his thesis titled "Analysis on Private Transfers as Risk-Copying Strategies: Evidence from Nicaragua". He holds a BA in International Development. He is working for the Mexican embassy in Japan.

Ryoko Sato (Japan): Ryoko completed the MA in Economics in March 2009. She conducted randomized evaluation of impacts of cash transfer on participation in prenatal health program in Northern Nigeria in her thesis titled "The Effect of Conditional Cash Transfer on the Behavior towards Antenatal Care - Case Study in Northeastern Nigeria." She has a volunteer experience in India and did internship in Cambodia and Ghana. She holds a BA in International Development. She is doing her Ph.D. in economics in the U.S.

Bui Thi Van Anh (Vietnam): Anh completed the Master Program in Policy Management in March 2009. She conducted research on rural credit and poverty reduction in Vietnam in her thesis titled "Formal Credit and the Impact on Household's Welfare: New Empirical Evidence from Vietnam." Before coming to Tsukuba, she was working for State Bank of Vietnam. She is currently an expert assistant to deputy governor in the same Bank. She holds a LLB and BSc in Economics.

Andrew Chipiliro Nyirenda (Malawi): Andi completed the Master Program in Policy Management in March 2009. He studied asset poverty dynamics in Malawi in his thesis titled "Household Asset Growth and Shocks in Malawi." Before coming to Tsukuba, he worked for Ministry of Economic Planning and Development in Malawi. He is currently a macroeconomist in the same Ministry. He holds a BA in Economics.

Shayo Angela Uforo (Tanzania): Angela completed the Master Program in Policy Management in March 2009. She studies the impacts of public spending for education on human capital development in Tanzania in her thesis titled "Public Spending in Education and Human Capital Development in Tanzania: a Case Study of Community Education Fund (CEF)." Before coming to Tsukuba, she was an economist of the Ministry of Planning, Economy and Empowerment in Tanzania. She is currently an economist in the President's Planning Office Commission in Tanzania. She holds a BS degree in economics.

David Sirita Kolitagane (Fiji): David completed the Master Program in Policy Management in March 2007. He wrote a thesis titled "Income Inequality Within and Between Ethnic Groups and Income Sources in Fiji." Before coming to Tsukuba, he was a principal economic planning officer at Ministry of Finance and National Planning in Fiji. He is currently section head of the same Ministry. He holds a BA in Economics and Management and Public Administration.

Miriam Usayi (Zimbabwe): Miriam completed the Master Program in Policy Management in March 2007. She examined returns of irrigation technology among Zimbabwean farmers in her thesis titled "Irrigation Technologies for Optimum Production in Drought Prone Zimbabwe." Before coming to Tsukuba, she was a chief agricultural economist at Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Zimbabwe and currently holds the same position. She holds a BS in Agricultural Economics.

Alpheus Bongo Adi (Nigeria): Bongo completed the Master Program in Policy Management in March 2003. His primary interest is rural livelihood. His thesis title is: "Activity diversification, farm participation and assets in rural communities in Eastern Nigeria." His thesis research involved household survey on activity choice in two villages in Nigeria. The revised version of his thesis entitled, "Determinants of agricultural and non-agricultural livelihood strategies: evidence from Eastern Nigeria," is forthcoming in Journal of Developing Areas. Before coming to Tsukuba, he was working as a research officer at The Nigerian Economic Summit Group. Bongo holds a BA in Philosophy and a diploma in International Affairs. As a Ph.D. student in agricultural economics at the University of Tsukuba, he is currently working on social capital.

Cristina Day Lacap (Philippines): Day completed the Master Program in Policy Management in March 2003. She is interested in environmental management. Her thesis title is: "Efficient management of aquaculture in Lingayen Gulf, N.W. Philippines." Before she came to Tsukuba, she was working as a research associate at Marine Science Institute in Philippine. Day holds a BS in Statistics and a MS in Environmental Sciences. After graduating Tsukuba, Day worked for CITYNET in Japan. She is currently a program assistant at The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements in Philippines.

Phyllis Wairimu Kariuki (Kenya): Phyllis completed the Master Program in Policy Management in March 2003. Her primary interest is microcredit. Her thesis title is: "Credit rationing and gender among micro and small scale entrepreneurs: the case of Faulu Kenya Micro Finance Institution." She gathered firm-level credit data in Nairobi. Before joining our program, she was working as a development and finance officer for an NGO in microfinance in Kenya. She holds a BA in Education. After graduating Tsukuba, Phyllis founded a consulting firm, Progress in Entrepreneurship Consultancy Group, in Kenya. She is currently an assistant lecturer at Kenya Methodist University.

Haruna Ikami: Haruna is interested in health. She was an exchange student at Washington University in the US. After graduation, she joined the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

• "Is Preventive Care Effective in Japanese Health Insurance System?" (2011)

• "Why Do People Have Medical Checkup: Risk-Hedge or Risky Investment" (2010)

Felippe Silva: Felippe was born in Brazil and moved to Japan when he was six years old. Felippe is interested in environment and development. After graduation, he joined a trade company.

• "The Impact of Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Income Inequality in Mexico" (2011)

• "The Impact of Carbon Dioxide Tax Policy on Innovation in Sweden" (2010)

Sayako Tanaka: Saya is interested in global warming. She studied English and worked in Canada. After graduation, she joined a graduate program in business at University of Tsukuba.

• "Child Nutritional Status in China: Does Maternal Nutrition Knowledge Matter?" (2011)

• "The Impact of the Change in Kerosene Price in Indonesia" (2010)

Saori Nakagami: Saori is interested in global warming and Middle East. She studied at Purdue University in the US as an exchange student. She joined a trade company after graduation.

• "Real Exchange Rate in Middle East and North Africa" (2010)

• "Flood Management and Economic Assessment in Waju Area" (2009)

Ai Tanikawa: Ai's primary interest is cooperation and participation in development. She is studying microcredit in her graduation thesis. She joined an IT company after graduation.

• "A Study on Microfinance" (2009)

• "Determinants of Mobile Possession in a Developing Country: A Case from Albania" (2008)

Renato Concha Urday: Renato, a Peruvian Monbukagakusho Scholarship Scholar, is interested in migration among Latin Americans. He is studying impacts of migration in Mexico. He joined the master program in economics after graduation.

• "THE EFFECTS OF MIGRATION" (2009)

• "LATINO REMITTANCES FROM THE U.S.A. - Does Gender matter? - Analysis of the determinants to remit with a gender approach" (2008)

Ryoko Sato: Ryoko is interested in poverty in Africa. Ryoko is in the Early Career Development Program, seeking to earn both BA and MA in five years. She has a volunteer experience in India and did an intership in Cambodia. Her graduation thesis examines returns to education after the destruction of education system under the Por Pot Regime in Cambodia. After graduation, she joined a graduate program in economics in Tsukuba.

• "How Does the Collapse of Education System Affect the Returns to Education? - The Evidence from Cambodia -" (2008)

• "How does Development Affect the Cheating Behavior of Individuals and Its Regulation? - A Theoretical Model based on Taxi Drivers" (2007)

Keiko Yamamoto: Keiko is interested in poverty and development. She attended an English program in Ireland for a half year. Her graduation thesis examines wage difference between foreign and domestically owned firms in Thailand. After graduation, she joined a graduate program in economics in Tsukuba.

• "Does Foreign Owned Firm Pay Higher Wage to Workers in Developing Countries?" (2008)

• "Does Education Have an Effect on Preventing HIV/AIDS?: Evidence from Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania" (2007)

Mayu Meda: Mayu's broad interest is business and development. Mayu joined our seminar after one-year internship in a private firm at Berkeley in the US. After graduation she joined a trading firm.

• "Does Income Inequality Affect an Individual’s Happiness?" (2007)

• "Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Inequality in China" (2006)

Naoko Totsuka: Naoko is interested in social aspects of development. Naoko joined our seminar after one-year study at Ohio State University in the US. She worked for an NGO in Philippine in the summer of 2006. Her graduation thesis won the excellent thesis award from the College of International Studies. After graduation she joined a commercial bank.

• "Consumption Smoothing and Networks in Indonesia" (2007)

• "Empirical Analysis of Consumption Smoothing in Indonesia" (2006)

Ioana Oprea: Ioana, a Romanian, joined Tsukuba as a Monbusho Scholarship Scholar. Her primary interest is environmental management and policy. She was a research intern for an Australian university for two months in 2006. She is participating in the Global Carbon Project at National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba. After graduation, she joined a graduate program in economics in Tsukuba, continuing her study as an environmental economist.

• "The Adoption of Environmental Management System Standards in the Japanese Manufacturing Sector" (2007)

• "The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Carbon Dioxide Emissions" (2006)

Hiromi Azuma: Hiromi is interested in environment and development. After graduation she joined a graduate program in economics at University of Hitotsubashi.

• "Parental Decision for The Children, School or Work?: Unexpected Effect of The Child Daycare Program, An Example from Guatemala" (2006)

• "Fair Trade ~ The Future Path of Fair Trade in Japan ~" (2005)

Kazuko Serizawa: Kazuko's primary interest is poverty alleviation. She worked for a NGO in Cameroon in the summer of 2005. Her graduation thesis won the excellent thesis award from the College of International Studies. She graduated first in the College. After graduation she joined a commercial bank.

• "Return to Education in Developing Countries" (2006)

• "The effectiveness of micro-finance on alleviating the poverty - the case of IRDP in India" (2005)

Aoi Nakamizo: Aoi's primary interest is environmental planning and management especially in small island countries. Aoi grew up in Kentucky in the US. She joined a trading company after graduation.

• "Tourism and the environment on resort islands - planning and management Issues" (2004)

• "Community and Government Cooperation for Conservation - A Case from Madagascar" (2004)

Hiromi Takahashi: Hiromi is interested in lifecycle assessment. She was conducting research at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. In 2004 she changed her advisor to Prof. Uchiyama. She joined an environmental consulting firm after graduation.

• "Which is better for environment, recycle or reuse?: in the case of wasted personal computers" (2003)

Mo Xiaowen: Mo is from China. Her primary interest is environmental policy. She has done research work on environmental Kuznets curve. After graduation she joined a graduate program in business administration at Tsukuba.

• "The environmental Kuznets curve: development path or policy result?" (2004)

• "Is there an Environmental Kuznets Curve for sulfur dioxide in the United States?" (2003)

Yukiko Aoyama: Yukiko takes an interest in tourism and development. She studied at New York State University at Oswego in the US for one year. After graduating Tsukuba, she jointed an advertisement company.

• "Green tourism and its impact in Northwestern Ibaraki" (2004)

• "Green tourism in Northwestern Ibaraki - Case Study -" (2004)

Norifumi Hakuta: Norifumi's primary interest is environmental valuation, especially contingent valuation method. Since he graduated Tsukuba, he joined a trade company specializing in recycling business and equipments.

• "Measuring the economic value of ecosystem service in Watarase retarding basin using contingent valuation method" (2003)

• "Contingent valuation studies in Japan" (2002)