Research Projects

GEM coordinates approximately 5 projects internally every year, and also works on externally commissioned projects.

2025

Project Theme Principal Investigator
The Impact of Counterhedonic Consumption on Food and Beverage Preferences Koji Matsushita
Policy Support and University Contributions in Regional Startup and Innovation Ecosystems Junichi Nishimura
Quantitative Analysis of the Success Factors of Maruti Suzuki in India's Automobile Manufacturing Industry Yukari Shirota
Intangible Asset Investment and Financing Kaoru Hosono

2024

Project Theme Principal Investigator
The History of the Development of the Chemical, Electronics and Electrical Machinery Industries from Wartime to the 1970s Susumu Ishii
Research on Tax Systems and Incentive-Penalty Systems Naoyuki Kaneda
Research on Causal Discovery Using Extreme Value Statistics Junichiro Fukuchi
The Impact of Expanding Employee Insurance Coverage on Wages, Employment and Productivity Kaoru Hosono
The Appeal of Startup Companies as Employment Destinations: An International Comparative Study Dimitry Rtishev

2023

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Implementation of Nonlinear Structural Models and Their Extension to Time Series Kentaro Akashi
The Impact of Backorders on the Bullwhip Effect Ayako Kawai
An Analysis of 20-Year Growth Patterns of Indian IT Companies Using Amplitude-Based Time Series Clustering Yukari Shirota
The Spread of Drug Discovery Innovation and Its Economic Impact Junichi Nishimura
A Study on the Determinants of Mortgage Borrowing and Their Long-term Impact on Consumption Kaoru Hosono
Empirical Analysis of Business Management Using International Patent Information Tetsuo Wada

2022

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Measuring Human Resource Investment Tsutomu Miyagawa
Examining the Concept of OJT (On-the-Job Training) with International Comparison (2) Akira Wakisaka
Comparative Institutional Analysis of IT Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Japan and Europe Dimitry Rtishev

2021

Project Theme Principal Investigator
The Impact of the Spread of COVID-19 on Lifestyle and Consumption Yukihiro Aoki
Practical Modelling of Nonlinear Structural Models Kentaro Akashi
The Rise and Fall of Japan's Electronics Industry Susumu Ishii
The Impact of Supply Chain Management Initiatives on Corporate Value Ayako Kawai
Comparative Institutional Analysis of IT Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Japan and Europe Dimitry Rtishev
Comparative Study of Rural Household Consumption Including Domestic Production: Case Studies of Ethnic Minority Communities in Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo) and in Central Vietnam Shinobu Majima
Fundamental Research on Organisational and Strategic Factors for the Establishment, Commercialisation and Growth of University-based Startups Shigemi Yoneyama
Estimating the Quality of Innovation in Energy-Saving Performance Standards and Top-Runner Policies Mariko Watanabe

2020

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Statistical Theory for Continuous Time Panel Data Analysis Katsuto Tanaka
The Impact of Supply Chain Management Initiatives on Corporate Value Ayako Kawai
Comparative Institutional Analysis of IT Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Japan and Europe Dimitry Rtishev
Developmental Changes in Change-Oriented Behaviour and Creativity in New Entrants During the Process of Organisational Socialisation Michikazu Takeuchi
Fundamental Research on Organisational and Strategic Factors for the Establishment, Commercialisation and Growth of University-Based Ventures Shigemi Yoneyama

2019

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Statistical Analysis of Regional Disparities in the Nursing Care Needs and Nursing Care Delivery Systems and Their Determinants Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Wataru Suzuki
Drug Pricing Systems and Drug Discovery Innovation Junichi Nishimura
A Study on the Impact of Company Age on Productivity Kaoru Hosono
A Study of Food Taste Evaluation in Regional Product Branding from the Perspective of Food Psychology and Marketing Takahaho Ueda

2018

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Is R&D Efficiency Declining? Tsutomu Miyagawa
Examining of the Concept of OJT (On-the-Job Training) with International Comparison Akira Wakisaka
A Study on Rating Methods: Aiming for Corporate Governance Ratings (Based on Germany's DVFA) Akihiro Koyama
An Analysis of Indonesia's Economic Development Using Geometric Statistical Analysis Yukari Shirota
A Study on International Patent Application Strategies of Multinational Corporations Tetsuo Wada

2017

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Laboratory Education and the Productivity of Doctoral Researchers Junichi Nishimura
Importing or Exporting Countries? An Analysis of the Benefit Distribution of Tariff Reductions Hiroshi Mukunoki
Regional Revitalisation from a Marketing Perspective Takahaho Ueda
A Study on Retained Earnings and Cash Holdings of Non-listed Companies Naoyuki Kaneda
A Study on the Time Series Changes in Organisational Socialisation Learning and Organisational Adaptation of New Hires Michikazu Takeuchi

2016

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Endogenous Market Entry Timing and the Degree of Product Differentiation and its Impact on Social Welfare Daisuke Shimizu
Theory and Application of Nonparametric Population Selection Problems Junichiro Fukuchi
Historical Study of Inland Trade Routes in Southeast Asian Islands Focusing on the 'Salt Road' Shinobu Majima
Comparison and Evaluation of Japanese and German Corporate Governance Codes Akihiro Koyama
Data Analysis of the 'Directory of Executives of Japanese Companies' (1936 edition) and Entrepreneurial Networks and Industrial Development in Aichi Prefecture Tsuneo Suzuki

2015

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Time Series Study of the Early Career Development of New Graduates Michikazu Takeuchi
High-frequency Data Analysis of the Japanese Stock Market Kenichi Tatsumi
Analysis of Long-memory Economic Time Series Using Discrete and Continuous Time Models Katsuto Tanaka
Misallocation Monetary Policy and the Japanese Economy Kaoru Hosono
A Study on the 'Win-Win' Benefits of Work-life Balance 3 Akira Wakisaka

2014

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Policy Evaluation and Institutional Design for Innovation Support Junichi Nishimura
Real Estate Securitisation and Real Estate Investment Kaoru Hosono
A Study on New Product Idea Disclosure Activities Dimitry Rtishev

2013

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Study on Business Models for Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Growth Takahaho Ueda
Prototype of Learning Support for Business Mathematics based on the Inference Engine Method Yukari Shirota
Preparation and Analysis of Income Distribution by Prefecture and Industry during the Meiji Period Tsuneo Suzuki
Dynamic Economic Analysis of Cyberattacks and Security Investments Kenichi Tatsumi
Empirical Study on the Economic Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake Tsutomu Miyagawa

2012

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Study on the Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Consumer Psychology Yukihiro Aoki
A Study on Medium- to Long-term Panel Estimation and Testing Methods Kentaro Akashi
The Relationship between the Usefulness of Accounting Profits and the Recognition of Self-Generated Goodwill Hiroko Katsuo
An International Comparison of Real Estate Accounting and Tax Systems Naoyuki Kaneda
An Integrated Study of the Driving Factors in the Organisational Socialisation Process of New Graduates Michikazu Takeuchi

2011

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Japanese-German Comparison of M&A and Corporate Valuation Akihiro Koyama
Development of an Online e-Learning System for Business Mathematics Yukari Shirota
Incentives for the Introduction of Solar Power Generation and the Impact of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) System Tsuruhiko Nambu
Economic Analysis of the Liberalisation of Trade in Services Hiroshi Mukunoki
A Study on the 'Win-Win' Result of Work-Life Balance 2 Akira Wakisaka

2010

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Consideration of the De-maturity Model in the Retail Industry: The Case of Coop Sapporo, from Self-Reconstruction to Revival Takahaho Ueda
Research and Application of Statistical Theory Mototake Arai
Statistical Analysis of Microdata Junichiro Fukuchi
Dynamic Economic Analysis of Information Security Investment Kenichi Tatsumi
A Study on the 'Win-Win' Result of Work-Life Balance Akira Wakisaka
On the Quantitative Basis for Corporate Technology Assets Tetsuo Wada

2009

Project Theme Principal Investigator
NGO International Cooperation and Socioeconomic Development in Developing Countries - A Case Study of the Hill Tribes Living in Remote Villages of Thailand - Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Conjoint Analysis of Favorite Sound Yukari Shirota
Creation and Analysis of Database of Wealthy People / Companies / Executives during the Meiji Period and the Prewar Showa Period Tsuneo Suzuki
A Fact-Finding Survey of Medical Resources / Care Service Consumption during Senior Years based on Joint Receipt Data of Medical Insurance and Nursing Care Insurance Wataru Suzuki
Real Option Theory and Bank Behavior Kaoru Hosono

2008

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Basic Study of Work-Life Balance Koichiro Imano
Akira Wakisaka
Hiroshi Kitani
Earnings Quality Analysis of Income Measurement Model Yuko Katsuo
The Impact of Corporate Governance on Corporate Performance - A Rational / Empirical Analysis Akihiro Koyama
The Impact of Product Differentiation in Multiple Dimensions on Corporate Behavior and Social Welfare Daisuke Shimizu
Digitalization and Analysis of UK Family Expenditure Survey Data Shinobu Majima

2007

Project Theme Principal Investigator
The Impact of Foreign Capital on the Japanese Market Shigeru Asaba
The Occurrence / Collapse Process of the Bubble Economy and an Analysis from the Perspective of Behavioral Economics / Neuro-Economics Hirohiko Okumura
The Data Interpolation Method and Nonlinear Time Series Prediction" Ken-ichi Tatsumi
A Study on the Overseas Transfer of a Company's Research & Development Base" Hiroshi Mukunoki
The History of the Formation of the London Passenger Transport Board - From the Standpoint of Comparative History Takeshi Yuzawa

2006

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Study on Accumulated Earnings Tax System Naoyuki Kaneda
A Study on the Effect Women's Choices in Life Courses Have on Their Consumption Style Yukihiro Aoki
Development of the Maple Library in the Generative System for Web-based Teaching Materials for Math" Yukari Shirota
International Comparison of Work-Life Balance Akira Wakisaka
A Study on Determining Factors in the Gap in Real Wages - Why do Wages Deviate from Labor Productivity?" Kaoru Hosono

2005

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Consumer Society and Supply of Public Goods and Services - History of the Japanese Economy since the End of the High-Growth Period - Susumu Ishii
Creation and Analysis of Database of Executives and Business Organizations during the Taisho Period and the Prewar Showa Period Tsuneo Suzuki
A Study on the Statistical Approach in Yield Management Junichiro Fukuchi
Policy Assessment and Efficiency in the Public Sector Kiyoshi Mitsui
The Economics of Productivity - An Approach from the Macro and Micro Levels Tsutomu Miyagawa

2004

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Prediction Study on the Phenomenon of Fashion, based on a Combination of Text Mining and Multivariate Time Series Analysis Takaho Ueda
The Soft Budget Problem in the Financial Market and Economic Growth Kaoru Hosono
An Economic Analysis of the Preferential Trade Agreement and Multilateral Trade Liberalization Hiroshi Mukunoki
London Urban Transport Policy during the Interwar Period - From the Standpoint of Comparative History Takeshi Yuzawa
Current Status Investigation on Accounting for Impaired Assets Masaki Yoneyama

2003

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Rational / Empirical Analysis of the Showa Financial Crisis and the Showa Crisis Kikuo Iwata
Verification Study on Multiple Diagnoses and 'Frequently Visited Physicians' Hisao Endo
Spatial Redistribution Cycle Process of Population in Japan Tatsuhiko Kawashima
A Study on Floater Ken-ichi Tatsumi
An Analysis of the Employment Portfolio of Diet Members Akira Wakisaka

2002

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Study on Human Behavior under Uncertainty and on 'Bubble Economics'" Hirohiko Okumura
Political Economic Analysis of Taxation and Financial Expenditure Hideki Konishi
Research and Development of the 'e-Stylist': An Internet Shopping Navigation System for Purchasing Ladies' Wear Yukari Shirota
Development of the Analytical Method for Finance Data Junichiro Fukuchi
An Empirical Study on R&D / Technology Agreement / Knowledge Flow Tetsuo Wada

2001

Project Theme Principal Investigator
The Overseas Investment of Enterprises and Competition Shigeru Asaba
e-pricing (Pricing for Electronic Commerce) Takaho Ueda
Benefit Calculation and Valuation of Assets in Business Investment" Yuko Katsuo
Management Entrenchment and Corporate Governance - A Comparative Study of Japanese and German Companies Akihiro Koyama
Comparison in Profitability and Appropriation between Zaibatsu-type Enterprises and Non-Zaibatsu-type Enterprises during the Prewar Period" Tsuneo Suzuki

2000

Project Theme Principal Investigator
The Current Status and Future Prospects of Official Statistics Kurotake Arai
A Role of Management, Evaluation, and Decisions on Remuneration" Koichiro Imano
Research & Development and Corporate Governance Tsutomu Miyagawa
Significance of Writedown - Business Asset and Pecuniary Claim - Masaki Yoneyama
A Study of the Employment Status of Highly Educated Women Akira Wakisaka

1999

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Theoretical / Empirical Study on Dynamic Corporate Model Taichi Ezawa
Concentration / Dispersion Phenomena of Population in Japan (Part 2) - A Regional Economic Study - Tatsuhiko Kawashima
A Theoretical / Empirical Study on Mini-Profit Center Management System" (continued from previous year) Hiroshi Miya
Cross-National Research into Overseas Strategy of the Petrochemical Industry" (Thailand in particular) Toshio Nebashi

1998

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Contract Theory: Past Achievements and the Future Agenda Shinsuke Kambe
A Study on the Creation and Loss of Employment Yuji Genda
Interest Rate Analysis with Neural Network Model Ken-ichi Tatsumi
A Theoretical / Empirical Study on the Mini-Profit Center Management System Hiroshi Miya

1997

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Study on the Conceptual Framework and Measurement of Japanese- Style Brand Equity" (continued from previous year) Yukihiro Aoki
A Theoretical / Empirical Study on the Dynamic Corporate Model Taichi Ezawa
Disorder of the Japanese Economy and Management of the Economy in the Late 1980s and Early 1990s" Hirohiko Okumura
Concentration / Dispersion Phenomena of Population in Japan - A Regional Economic Study - Tatsuhiko Kawashima

1996

Project Theme Principal Investigator
A Study on the Conceptual Framework and Measurement of Japanese Style Brand Equity Yukihiro Aoki
Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Groups in Japan and Germany - Focusing on the Significance of Corporate Governance - Akihiro Koyama
The Japanese-Style Management System and High Economic Growth Tsuneo Suzuki

1995

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Marketing and Price Takaho Ueda
Economic Location and Community Development - A Japan-U.S. Comparison Study" (continued from the previous year) Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Capital Movements in Japan Miyako Suda

1994

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Regional Economic Analysis Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Japanese-German Research on Corporations and Banks: Empirical Study using Agency Theory Akihiro Koyama
Research on New Securities Market Analysis Methods Kenichi Tatsumi

1993

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Technology Transactions of Japanese Companies Shigeru Asaba
Application of Time Series Analysis to Scan Panel Data (Continued) Takahaho Ueda
On the Relations between the Imperial Court, the Shogunate and the Domains in the Edo Period: Focusing on the Tokugawa Shogunate's Taxes on the Domains (Construction of the Kyoto Imperial Palace) and the Dismissal of Tokugawa Muneharu, Lord of the Bishu Domain, by the Eighth Shogun, Yoshimune (Continued) Shinzaburo Oishi

1992

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Application of Time Series Analysis to Scan Panel Data Takahaho Ueda
On the Relations between the Imperial Court, the Shogunate, and the Domains in the Edo Period: Focusing on the Tokugawa Shogunate's Taxes on the Domains (Construction of the Kyoto Imperial Palace) and the Dismissal of Tokugawa Muneharu, Lord of the Bishu Domain, by the Eighth Shogun, Yoshimune Shinzaburo Oishi
Research on Securities Investment and Securities Markets (Continued) Kenichi Tatsumi
Quantitative Analysis of Medical Institution and Patient Behaviour Tsuruhiko Nambu
Economic and Political Analysis of the Japan Sea Rim Economic Zone Initiative Fukutaro Watanabe

1991

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Research on Securities Investment and Securities Markets Kenichi Tatsumi

1990

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Economic Development and Environmental Conservation in Depopulated Areas Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Competitive Strategies in New Global Industries: A Comparison of Japanese, American and European Companies Junjiro Shintaku
Research on the Structure of Information Diffusion Michiya Morita
Empirical Research on the Impact of the Globalisation of the Japanese Economy on Regional Industries Fukutaro Watanabe

1989

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Research on Public Finance and Tax Theory Yoshitaka Itsumi
Analysis of Japanese Corporations over Time Takashi Uchino
A Study of Early Modern Castle Towns: From the Perspective of the Relationship between Towns and Localities Shinzaburo Oishi
The Economic Function of M&A and Its Impact on Japan's Industrial Organisation Tsuruhiko Nambu

1988

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Urban Cycle Analysis Tatsuhiko Kawashima
Empirical Research on the Measurement of Corporate Culture and its Relationship to Performance Toyohiro Kono
Empirical Research on the Relationship between Corporate Ownership and Control Forms and Financial Policy Akihiro Koyama
A Study of the UK's 'Economic Stagnation' Takeshi Yuzawa
Empirical Research on the Impact of Trade Friction and Exchange Rate Fluctuations on Regional Industrial Adjustment and Countermeasures Fukutaro Watanabe

1987

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Empirical Research and Methodology for the Effective Use of Scan Panel Data in Management Takahaho Ueda
A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Changes in Japan's 'Business-Government Relations' and Their Impact on Market Competition after the War Tadahiko Kawai
Empirical Research on the Measurement of Corporate Culture and its Relationship to Performance Toyohiro Kono
Economic Analysis of Public Enterprise Regulation: Incentive Compatibility and System Sustainability Kazuharu Kiyono

1986

Project Theme Principal Investigator
Comparative History of Feudal Social Systems Isao Hojo
Demand Forecasting for New Products Michiya Morita
Regional Economic Analysis Tatsuhiko Kawashima
International Comparative Analysis of Economic Friction and Industrial Structure Fukutaro Watanabe
Theoretical and Empirical Research on Innovation and Corporate Behaviour Taichi Ezawa
Economic Analysis of Bureaucracy Tsuruhiko Nambu