Toshiaki Kouno

Birth

Present Position

Education

Positions Held

Past Concurrent Position

Primary Field of Interest

Ph.D dissertation

Thesis title "Essays on Human Resources"

Thesis Committee: Yasushi Iwamoto(chair), Toshihiro Matsumura, Dan Sasaki, Yuji Genda, Yasuyuki Sawada

Publications in Refereed Journals

• "Labor Income Inequality in Japanese Corporations and Employee Health: Evidence from Japanese Health Insurance Society Data" with Yukiko Saito-Umeno,
  Problems and Perspectives in Management, Vol.10, Issue 4, pp.49-56, 2012

• "Do Childbirth Allowances Matter for Fertility? Evidence from Japanese Health Insurance Data" with Ryuichi Tanaka,
  JCER Economic Journal, Vol.61, pp.94-108, 2009 (in Japanese)

• "Analysis of the Relationship between Health Activity and Medical Expenditure",
  Japanese Journal of Health Economics & Policy, Vol.16, pp.37-48, 2005 (in Japanese)
  

Books

• "Aging Society, Employment of Older Persons, and Economy",
  "Age Management Contributing Employment of Older Persons",
  edited by Masaharu Kumashiro, Rodou Chosakai(Japan Industrial Relations Counselors) 2011 (in Japanese)

• "Healthy Management for Employees and Employers Happiness" edited by Shigeru Tanaka, Koichi Kawabuchi, and Toshiaki Kouno, Keisoshobo 2010, (in Japanese)

• "Procrastination Caused by Reconciliation of Interests during System Conversions" with Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara,
  "Empirical Analysis and Design of Economic Systems" Vol.3 "Design of Economic Systems",
  edited by Fumio Hayashi, Keisoshobo 2007 (in Japanese)

Working Papers

• "Setting a Deadline and Players' Incentives"
  

Non-Refereed Papers

• "Rising Wage Inequality Within Firms: Evidence from Japanese Health Insurance Society Data"(with Yukiko Saito)
  RIETI Discussion Paper, 12-E-039, 2012
  English Abstract

• "Gerontology of a Super-aged Future -Focus on "Work"-"
  April 2012, FRI Research Report No.389
  English Abstract

• "Do Birth Allowances Increase the Birthrate? An Empirical Analysis Using Health-Insurance Union Panel Data"(with Ryuichi Tanaka)
  The Japanese Economy, Vol.38, No.1, Spring 2011
  
  
• ""Healthy Management" to Bring Happiness to Employees & Employers"(with Toshifumi Kushi)
  Economy, Culture & History JAPAN SPOTLIGHT Bimonthly Vol.30 No.2; pp.20-22, March/April 2011
  Introduction

• "Linking Health with the Economics and Management"
  April 2010, FRI Research Report No.353
  English Abstract

• "Social Security Numbers and Unified Reform of the Tax System and Social Security "
  September-09, FRI Research Report No.349
  English Abstract

• "Impact of Binding Working Hours on Exercise Habits"
  January-09, FRI Research Report No.335
  English Abstract

• "Monetary Incentives and the Fertility Rate of Female Workers"
  March-08, FRI Research Report No.313
  English Abstract

• "Propensity to Procrasternate and Collective Decisionmaking Systems in Japan " with Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara,
  CIRJE Discussion Papers, J-155
  English Abstract

• "Review of the Economic System of Pharmaceuticals in Europe" with Kiichiro Tsutani,
  Japanese Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Vol.6, No.7, 2003 (in Japanese)

Presentations

• "Gerontology from the viewpoint of Social Science -for opulent society under Super-Aged" Invited Lecture, Meeting of Age Management, the 84th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Occupational Health,Totel Azur Takeshiba, Tokyo
  
  
• "Income Equality in Japanese Corporations and Employee Health" THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND HEALTH 2011 - Social stratification and health: looking into the future research agenda, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo
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• "Pay-As-You-Go Scheme and the Incentives to Self-Educate or Educate Children" JEA spring meeting 2010, Chiba University
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• "What should the social planner do for keeping off the procrastination?" JEA spring meeting 2007, Osaka Gakuin University
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• "The Relationship between Health Activity and Medical Care Cost in Japan" JEA fall meeting 2003, Meiji University
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Other essays and Topics

• "Social Security Numbers"
  Current Topics, Fujitsu Research Institute, July 2009

• "Did the depression make "Don't Give Up! (in Japanese Makenaide)" a high-selling song?"
  Keiyu (The Alumni Association of the Department of Economics University of Tokyo (in Japanese Tokyo Daigaku Keiyukai))
  Vol.174, June 2009 (in Japanese)

• "Overlooked in Discussion on Social Security: Social Security is "Insurance""
  Economic Topics, Fujitsu Research Institute, April 2009

• "Regarding the Tokyo District Court Ruling on Mixed Medical Care"
  Economic Topics, Fujitsu Research Institute, April 2008

Work in Progress

• Global Game and Procrastination in Japanese lost decade (with Kenta Toyofuku)
  
• On Mileage Program as a Medium of Information
  
• Income and Health Expenditure: Evidence from Japanese Coal Mining Firms' Health Insurance Data 1955-65
  

Professional Affiliations

• Japanese Economic Association
• Japan Law and Economics Association
• Japan Health Economics Association
• Japan Society of Health Support Science
• Japanese Economic Policy Association

Teaching Experience

University of Tokyo
• Teaching Assistant, Business Economics (Undergraduate School of Economics), 2002 Winter
• Teaching Assistant, Public Economics (Graduate School of Economics), 2003 Summer
• Teaching Assistant, Regulation and Competition Policy (Graduate School of Public Policy), 2005 Summer

Komazawa University
• Part-time Lecturer, Health Economics (Undergraduate School of Economics), Winter (2010- )
• Part-time Lecturer, Welfare and Economics (Undergraduate School of Economics), Summer (2011- )
• Part-time Lecturer, Game Theory A&B (Undergraduate School of Business Administration), Summer&Winter (2013)

Refereeing

Other Experience

Awards and Honors