Seminar Outline

The Research Seminar is a small class in which each faculty member in charge of Major Subjects Courses provides supervision in their respective areas of expertise. In principle, students study under the same faculty member for two years and write a graduation thesis. In addition to classroom readings and research presentations, there are also seminars that involve off-campus research and study camps. Research Seminar has the longest tradition of the three pillars of the major subject curriculum (Research Seminar, PCP, and Independent Research Project) offered at Mita, and the ability to think logically and express oneself, as well as the connections with seniors, juniors, and peers, developed over the two years, will be an asset in their future.

Excellent Graduation Theses

The authors and titles of the “Excellent Graduation Theses,” nominated by their respective faculty members from the 40 graduation theses accepted in 2024, are as follows.

2024 Academic Year Faculty of Economics List of Excellent Graduation Theses

Supervisor	Name	Title
FUJIWARA, Ippei	Fujisawa Lisa	日本におけるリタイアメント・コミュニティーの成功
AKIYAMA, Yutaka	Takahashi Ami	アジア債券市場と経済発展～量的・質的成熟度の分析と各国への政策提言～
HOSHINO, Takahiro	Nagoya Mana	Comparative analysis of the bandwagon effect across different media channels
SASAHARA, Akira	Yi Yong Hyeon	Fertility and Economy: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
FUKUHARA, Masahiro	He Hongxuan	Board Gender Diversity and Corporate ESG performance: Discovering the Mechanism Based on Chinese Listed Companies
SHIRAI, Yoshimasa	Gille Mylene	Young people, Politics and The Internet: Political Polarization and Media Use for the New Generation
NAKATSUMA, Teruo	Wang Wanying	A cross-country analysis of the relationship between macroeconomics and venture capital investing
KIYOTA, Kozo	Fartyal Riya	Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Service Trade Export: Evidence from the Asia-Pacific
WADA, Tatsuma	Shrestha Albin	The Impact of Immigrants on the Fiscal Budget of the 47 Prefectures of Japan
KIYOTA, Kozo	Goto Anna M.	Masterpieces Meet Markets: A Capital Asset Pricing Model Approach to Fine Art Investments vs Stocks
WADA, Tatsuma	Suga Takuto	The Effect of Financial Leverage on Financial Performance of Firms in the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Information Technology Sectors of the Nikkei Index