【Graduate School of Economics】Joint-Research Presentation by PhD and MA students, June and December, 2025
Presentation by MA student from Cuba, June 2025
Graduate students in the Graduate School of Economics are given the opportunity to present at the Joint-Research Seminar, held once every semester. To earn their degrees, master’s students must complete two presentations, while doctoral students must complete three. Professors specializing in the same or similar field provide detailed feedback on the students’ presentations. Students use this feedback to further develop their theses.
Here, we present a report on the Joint-Research Seminar held in June 2025.
At the June seminar, nine students (one doctoral student and eight master’s students) presented their research across two venues. The research topics range from empirical econometric analysis to studies in economic history and economic thought, with research areas spanning Japan, Asia, and Latin America. Professors provided expert commentary on each presentation, and the sessions featured in-depth discussions that lasted well into the allotted time. It was a highly productive seminar.
The titles of their presentations were as follows:
1. The Impact of Government Digitalization on Carbon Emissions in Japan: An Analysis Using a Fixed Effects Model
2. Factors Underling Agriculture Production in Lao PDR – A Case Study of Crop Cultivation
3. Small and Medium Enterprises and Shortage Mitigation in Cuba: Evidence from Official Data and Interviews
4. The Effect of Cultural Content on Consumer Expenditure: Evidence from Products Collaborating with Popular Characters
5. The Role of Regional Culture in the Brand Value of Tourist Destinations: Evidence from a Survey to Visitors to the Lantern Festival in Zigong, Sichuan, China
6. Domestic Product Preference and Brand Choice in the Chinese Consumer Market-the Case of Electric Vehicles
7. The Evolution of the Effects of Women’s Education: An Examination Based on Sen’s Theory of Inequality
8. The Construction of Japan’s First Domestically Built Battleship Satsuma and the Development of the Shipbuilding and Steel Industries: Consequences of the “One-Set” Production System
9. Japanese Commerce and Industry in Fengtian during the “Manchukuo” Period
Discussion following the presentation (June)
Relaxing after finishing the presentation (December)
Presentation (June)
Discussion following the presentation (June)
Presentation (December)
Presentation (December)
