(January 29, 2016)
We received seven submissions in response to the call for papers for the 2015 Hyde Prize essay competition.
After a rigorous review of these papers by the Hyde Prize Selection Committee, it has been decided to award the Honorable Mention prize to the following submissions for this academic year.
2015 Selection Results
Grand Prize
No winning entry
Award for Excellence
No winning entry
Honorable Mention (3 papers)
Yuta Sato, 2nd year, Class 1
Takashi Yoshida, 2nd year, Class 12
Miho Fujii, 2nd year, Class 36
"Women Exploited for Economic Growth: Aiming for a Tax System Neutral to Women's Life Course Choices"
(Joint Paper) Toshiya Saeki, 2nd year, Class 25
"The Truth About Going to University: Why Go to University?"
Kai Maeda, 3rd year, Class 13
"Economic Disparity in Japan as Read from Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century': Labor Income and Capital Income Among the Wealthy"