Sasahara Seminar

AY 2025-2026 (5th and 6th cohorts)

"Right-to-Work Laws and Labor Market Effects of Globalization in the United States"
"Refugees and Macroeconomic Outcomes: A Comparative Panel Study of Developed and Developing Host Countries"
"The Role of Financial Sectors in Mitigating or Magnifying the Effect of Financial Crises"
"Economic Inequality and Political Stability"

"The Impact of Pachinko on Crime in Japan"
"The Effectiveness of Stay-at-home Orders on the Spread of COVID-19"
"Effects of Water Stress on Economic Development in Small Island Developing Economies"
"Statistical data verification of the revitalization of rural population through hometown tax"
"How Have UN Peacekeeping Missions Influenced Economic Growth in Their Respective Areas From 2000-2021?"
"The ‘Digital Divide’ and Its Effect on Income Inequality in Asia and Pacific"
"Earthquake Hazard Map and Real Estate: Impact of Nankai trough Hazard Map Release on Land Prices"
"The Short-Term Impact of Initial Public Offerings on the Financial Performance of Korean Firms"
"The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on International Trade"
"The Impact of Interest-Rate Changes on Japan’s Stock Market: A Sectoral Analysis"
"Looking Into the Indirect Economical Effects of Becoming A NATO Member"
"Assessing the Impact of Foreign-Born MLB Players on Team Performance"
"The Role of IPR and Cultural Policy in Creative Goods Exports: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries"
"A Global Outlook on the Effects of Fuel Imports on a Country’s Political Stability"
"Dual Effect of Emmisions Trading Systems (ETS) on the Environment and the Economy: Insights from the China Pilot ETS"
"'Eat Pray Work …But Don’t Do Daughters': Or so the Patriarchal Script Goes Differentiated Non-Linear Gender Impacts of Rising FLFP in Rural India’s Religious Contexts"
"Women’s Work Force Participation on Fertility Rates"

"To what extent would the trade volume change for countries trading with Russia after the Russian invasion of Ukraine?"
"To what extent do economic conditions affect political preferences of US citizens?"
"What are the determinants of countries’ female share in politics?"
"How do non-tradable factors affect the explanatory power of PPP on exchange rate?"

"The Impact of Coffee Production on the Producing Countries’ Quality of Life."
"The Effects of Digital Adoption on International Trade."
"The Effect of Digitalization on Income Inequality."
"Examining the Effectiveness of Electric Vehicles on Reducing CO2 Emissions."
"The Impact of Minimum Wage on Unemployment Rate: The Case of Japan."
"Fertility and Economy: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis."
"Software Investment and Changes in Employment Structure in Japan."
"Population Aging and Environmental Sustainability: A Prefectural Analysis of CO2 Emissions in Japan."
"The Impact Of Childcare Availability on Fertility Rates in Japan."
"Brexit Blues: The Effect of Brexit on European Inbound Tourism."
"The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Employment."
"Renewable Energy Transition and Socioeconomic Dynamics: A Panel Data Investigation."
"The Impact of the Aging Population on Land Prices."
"The Great East Japan Earthquake and its Positive Effects on Employment Rate."

"The Economic Impact of Waste Trade in Comparison to Total Trade."
"The Effectiveness of Carbon Tax in Combating Climate Change."
"The Correlation Between Stock Markets and Uncertainties."
"Factors Influencing Cross-country Differences in the Price of Streaming Services." Listed as a Runners-up in the 2023 Mita-festival Thesis Competition
"The Impact of Immigration on Labor Productivity in Japan."
"Remittances, Poverty, and Inequality."

"Causes of Low Fertility Rates in South Korea."
"The Fiscal Impact of Immigration: The Case of Japan."
"The Economic Impact of Covid-19 Vaccination: A Country-level Panel Data Analysis of the Impact of SARS-Cov-2 Vaccination Rates on Economic Recovery."
"The Impact of Mexican-born Immigrants on the U.S. Economy: A State-level Panel Data Analysis."
"Impact of Immigration on Housing Land Price in the Case of Japan: A Prefecture-level Panel Data Analysis."
"The Impact of Food and Beverage Imports from the United States on Obesity in Japan."
"Migration and Economic Development in the Southeast Asian Region."
"ICT Employment and the EU Economy."

"Foreign Direct Investment and Female Unemployment in Developing Countries: A Country-Level Panel Data Analysis."
"Regression Analysis of the Impact of Education on Homicide Rate: A Country-level Panel Data Analysis."
"The Impact of Uncertainty on Migration Flows." Awarded the Silver Medal in the 2022 Mita-festival Thesis Competition
"The Effect of Public Education Expenditure on School Enrollment Rate."
"Does Immigration Increase Crime? Evidence from Japan."

"Causes of Inflation from Miscellaneous Perspectives."
"Direction and Determinants of Global Value Chain Participation: A Country-level Panel Data Analysis."
"How Does Economic Development Influence People’s Health Conditions?"
"The Impact of COVID-19 on Female Unemployment in the U.S."
"Fertility Rates in OECD Countries: A Country-level Panel Data Analysis."
"To What Extent Economic Freedom Leads to Economic Growth?"
"The Socioeconomic Determinants of Suicide Rate in Japan: A Prefectural-level Analysis."
"The Effect of Workplace LGBTQ Equality on Firm Productivity: A Firm-level Panel Data Analysis."
"Earnings and Performance in Major League Baseball: A Team-level Panel Data Analysis."

"Trade and Female Participation in the Labor Force: A Country-Level Panel Data Analysis."
"The Effect of Aging on Cheeseburger Consumption in Japan: A Prefecture-Level Panel Data Analysis."
"Does Unemployment Rate Increase Smoking Prevalence? A Country-level Panel Data Analysis."
"Does the Internet Raise Educational Attainment? A Country-level Panel Data Analysis."

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Sasahara Seminar, Faculty of Economics, Keio University