(June 16, 2017)
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Past Prize-Winning Papers
You can view past prize-winning papers. *Note: Theses are accessible on-campus only.
2016 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
No winner
Honorable Mention
"The Relationship between the Rate of Return to Education and School Enrollment Rates: An Empirical Analysis of Asian Countries" by Shoko Shimane
"The Usefulness and Feasibility of Basic Income in Japan" by Shuji Okada, Taiga Yukawa, and Daiki Yamada (Joint Paper)
"A Spatial Analysis of Income Disparity in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area" by Louis-John Corcoran, Mariko Arai, Akitoshi Ishimatsu, Ikuo Kawai, Saki Nakahara, and Yu Oishi (Joint Paper)
2015 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
No winner
Honorable Mention
"Women Used for Economic Growth: Aiming for a Tax System Neutral to Women's Life Course Choices" by Yudai Sato, Miho Fujii, and Takashi Yoshida (Joint Paper)
"The Truth about Advancing to University: Why Do People Go to University?" by Toshiya Saeki
"Reading Japan's Economic Disparity from Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'" by Kai Maeda
2014 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
No winner
Honorable Mention
"The Current State and Challenges of Environmental Management in Japan: Expanding the Base of Environmental Rating-Linked Loans to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" by Toshiya Saeki and Jun Shiobara (Joint Paper)
"A Path to Peace through Japan-China Cooperation on China's Air Pollution Problem: Through Quantification of Health Damage and Cost-Benefit Analysis" by Asuka Sakamoto, Rina Kambe, Yuki Makita, and Seito Hayasaki (Joint Paper)
"Japan and War" by Yuki Kobayashi
2013 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
No winner
Honorable Mention
"Solving the Declining Birthrate by Promoting Women's Participation in the Labor Market: From the Butz and Ward Model to the KIS Model" by Ko Inoue, Takayuki Seno, and 1 other (Joint Paper)
"A Study of 'Downfall' in Postwar Japanese Society: Through the History and Survey of Kotobuki-cho, Yokohama" by Daiki Hattori, Yosuke Hayashi, and Kento Myo (Joint Paper)
"What is Needed to Realize a Society Where Women Want to Work" by Ruriko Toshida
2012 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
No winner
Honorable Mention
"The Turning Point of Fengtian: With the Establishment of the Capital in Changchun as a Starting Point" by Tomomi Kawamura
"Disappearing Local Public Transportation and Japan: Considering the 'Crisis'" by Kohei Nishiyama
"Confronting the Shrinking Domestic Market by Considering the 'Crisis': The Future of Foreign Investment" by Naoko Mashiko
2011 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
2010 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
Honorable Mention
2009 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
Honorable Mention
"The Fallacy of Regulatory Reform: The Conflict between Regulatory Reform and Market Specificity" by Ryuichiro Izumi, Hiroaki Ochi, Taichi Kanado, Shinya Sato, and Yoshiaki Nakamura (Joint Paper)
2008 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
No awards given
2007 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
2006 Faculty of Economics Hyde Prize Winning Papers
Grand Prize
No winner
Excellence Award
Honorable Mention