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SEKIZAWA Yoichi
Activities at RIETI

June 29, 2023

Basic research for exploring ideal interventions in medicine and health

Integrated Research
March 2023

Effectiveness of Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychoeducation for Workers with Chronic Tension Headaches: A randomized controlled trial

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
March 22, 2023

EBPM - Introduction and Practice of Evidence-Based Policy Making

Symposiums
February 2023

Make Behavioral Changes for a Healthier Liver? Evidence from a liver function test in Japan

Discussion Papers (English)
September 29, 2022

The COVID-19 Crisis - A Tale of Two Economists: Balancing economic activity with infection control measures

BBL Seminars
January 18, 2022

Narrative Economics, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Spiritual Teaching

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2022 (January 2022)
September 2021

Association between COVID-19 Vaccination and Variables Related to Socioeconomic Status: an Internet Study in Japan

Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)
June 2021

Who Does Not Want to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19? - An Internet Survey in Japan

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
January 2021

Can Aromatherapy Improve Cognitive Function in the Healthy Elderly Subjects?
—A Randomized Double Blinded Placebo-Controlled Study

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
December 23, 2020

In Order to Practice Evidence-Based Policymaking

Symposiums
January 2021

Cross-sectional Study about Risk Factors for Major Depression and Suicidal Ideation Following the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan Just before the Arrival the of Third wave: The First Survey from "The Prospective Cohort Study of Physical and Mental Health under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan"

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
December 2020

Was holiday travel in August or September 2020 associated with higher diagnosis of COVID-19?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
August 4, 2020

2nd: COVID-19 and medical / drug discovery

Symposiums
August 5, 2020

Basic research for exploring the ideal medical intervention after the advent of the new coronavirus

Integrated Research
June 2020

The Impact of Subsidies for Small and Medium-sized Firms in Japan: A Regression Discontinuity Design Approach

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
June 2020

To What Degree are the Improvements to Lifestyle Behaviors that Mentioned in the Questionnaire for the Annual Specific Medical Examination Actually Associated with Improvements to BMI, Systolic Blood Pressure, and LDL-C?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
April 13, 2020

Comprehensive Research on Evidence Based Policy Making (EBPM)

Policy Assessment
April 2020

Effectiveness Study of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Three Good Things Exercise for Insomnia: a three-arm randomized controlled trial

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
March 24, 2020

Economics in the Time of Covid-19: The economic impact on Asia

Symposiums
March 2020

Who is Free from Hypertension, Diabetes and Dyslipidemia in the Middle-aged and Elderly Population of Japan? : Verification through a Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly People

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
December 25, 2019

To Advance Evidence-Based Policymaking

Symposiums
October 2019

Are Consumer Confidence Index and Asset Value Predication affected by the Number of Daylight hours?: Examination of the SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Hypothesis

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
October 4, 2018

FTAs and Customs Unions: For understanding Brexit

Column
July 19, 2018

Searching for Structural Causes of Japan's Secular Stagnation from Its History

BBL Seminars
January 15, 2018

Let’s Conduct More Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Japan

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2018 (January 2018)
March 31, 2017

Evidence Based Medicine Visited

BBL Seminars
January 17, 2017

Is Uncertainty Really a Problem?

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)
November 2016

Can Artificial Intelligence Heal Human Hearts? A randomized controlled trial on the effects of internet cognitive behavioral therapy with artificial intelligence on depression

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
September 2016

Can We Diagnose Depression by Voices in Japanese?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
September 27, 2016

Are Periodic Health Checks Effective in Extending Longevity and Reducing Medical Expenditures?

Column
September 2016

Do Psychological Interventions for Better Mental Health Lead to Higher Expectations on Future Income and Living Conditions?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
August 2016

Examining the Relationship between Trust and Psychological Variables: Do psychological interventions enhance trust?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
May 31, 2016

Research Project on Mental Health from the Perspective of Human Capital 2

Human Capital
May 2016

Association among Socioeconomic Status, Health and Function-related Variables, and Onset of Depression in the Case of Middle-aged and Older People in Japan

Discussion Papers (English)
March 2016

Examining the Effects of Five-minute, Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Simplified Emotion Focused Mindfulness on Depressive Symptoms: A randomized controlled trial

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
January 20, 2015

Researchers Must Tackle Big Themes

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2015 (January 2015)
January 16, 2014

What Makes People Happier?

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2014 (December 2013)
January 30, 2013

Psychological Prescription for Economic Recovery

Issues Facing the Japanese Economy in 2013 (January 2013)
January 12, 2016

Year One in the Era of Mental Health Care

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2016 (January 2016)
January 16, 2015

Labour Market Policy for Economic Growth

Workshops
January 2015

Does the Three Good Things Exercise Really Make People More Positive and Less Depressed? A study in Japan

Discussion Papers (English)
December 13, 2014

Economics of Aging in Japan and Other Societies

Workshops
April 5, 2014

Research Project on Mental Health from the Perspective of Human Capital 2

Human Capital
December 2013

The Relationship between Depression and Other Variables Including Income and Bank Deposits: A study using the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement (JSTAR)

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
November 2013

Examination of the Relationship between Psychological Traits and the Consumer Confidence Index

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
November 2013

Does Writing Three Good Things Make Japanese People Happier?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
June 11, 2013

Stimulating Economic Growth through Human Capital Development

Workshops
August 2012

Emotion and Consumer Confidence: A preliminary study

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
July 23, 2012

Research Project on Mental Health from the Perspective of Human Capital

Human Capital
February 9, 2010

Are the Human Mind and Emotions a Taboo or the Last Frontier in Economics?

Column
May 26, 2009

Economics of Emotions: Revival of the psychological explanation of business cycles and possibility of boosting the economy by "brain training"

Column

June 29, 2023

Basic research for exploring ideal interventions in medicine and health

Integrated Research
August 5, 2020

Basic research for exploring the ideal medical intervention after the advent of the new coronavirus

Integrated Research
April 13, 2020

Comprehensive Research on Evidence Based Policy Making (EBPM)

Policy Assessment
May 31, 2016

Research Project on Mental Health from the Perspective of Human Capital 2

Human Capital
April 5, 2014

Research Project on Mental Health from the Perspective of Human Capital 2

Human Capital
July 23, 2012

Research Project on Mental Health from the Perspective of Human Capital

Human Capital

March 2023

Effectiveness of Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychoeducation for Workers with Chronic Tension Headaches: A randomized controlled trial

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
February 2023

Make Behavioral Changes for a Healthier Liver? Evidence from a liver function test in Japan

Discussion Papers (English)
September 2021

Association between COVID-19 Vaccination and Variables Related to Socioeconomic Status: an Internet Study in Japan

Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)
June 2021

Who Does Not Want to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19? - An Internet Survey in Japan

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
January 2021

Can Aromatherapy Improve Cognitive Function in the Healthy Elderly Subjects?
—A Randomized Double Blinded Placebo-Controlled Study

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
January 2021

Cross-sectional Study about Risk Factors for Major Depression and Suicidal Ideation Following the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan Just before the Arrival the of Third wave: The First Survey from "The Prospective Cohort Study of Physical and Mental Health under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan"

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
December 2020

Was holiday travel in August or September 2020 associated with higher diagnosis of COVID-19?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
June 2020

The Impact of Subsidies for Small and Medium-sized Firms in Japan: A Regression Discontinuity Design Approach

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
June 2020

To What Degree are the Improvements to Lifestyle Behaviors that Mentioned in the Questionnaire for the Annual Specific Medical Examination Actually Associated with Improvements to BMI, Systolic Blood Pressure, and LDL-C?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
April 2020

Effectiveness Study of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Three Good Things Exercise for Insomnia: a three-arm randomized controlled trial

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
March 2020

Who is Free from Hypertension, Diabetes and Dyslipidemia in the Middle-aged and Elderly Population of Japan? : Verification through a Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly People

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
October 2019

Are Consumer Confidence Index and Asset Value Predication affected by the Number of Daylight hours?: Examination of the SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Hypothesis

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
November 2016

Can Artificial Intelligence Heal Human Hearts? A randomized controlled trial on the effects of internet cognitive behavioral therapy with artificial intelligence on depression

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
September 2016

Can We Diagnose Depression by Voices in Japanese?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
September 2016

Do Psychological Interventions for Better Mental Health Lead to Higher Expectations on Future Income and Living Conditions?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
August 2016

Examining the Relationship between Trust and Psychological Variables: Do psychological interventions enhance trust?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
May 2016

Association among Socioeconomic Status, Health and Function-related Variables, and Onset of Depression in the Case of Middle-aged and Older People in Japan

Discussion Papers (English)
March 2016

Examining the Effects of Five-minute, Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Simplified Emotion Focused Mindfulness on Depressive Symptoms: A randomized controlled trial

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
January 2015

Does the Three Good Things Exercise Really Make People More Positive and Less Depressed? A study in Japan

Discussion Papers (English)
December 2013

The Relationship between Depression and Other Variables Including Income and Bank Deposits: A study using the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement (JSTAR)

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
November 2013

Examination of the Relationship between Psychological Traits and the Consumer Confidence Index

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
November 2013

Does Writing Three Good Things Make Japanese People Happier?

Discussion Papers (Japanese)
August 2012

Emotion and Consumer Confidence: A preliminary study

Discussion Papers (Japanese)

March 22, 2023

EBPM - Introduction and Practice of Evidence-Based Policy Making

Symposiums
September 29, 2022

The COVID-19 Crisis - A Tale of Two Economists: Balancing economic activity with infection control measures

BBL Seminars
December 23, 2020

In Order to Practice Evidence-Based Policymaking

Symposiums
August 4, 2020

2nd: COVID-19 and medical / drug discovery

Symposiums
March 24, 2020

Economics in the Time of Covid-19: The economic impact on Asia

Symposiums
December 25, 2019

To Advance Evidence-Based Policymaking

Symposiums
July 19, 2018

Searching for Structural Causes of Japan's Secular Stagnation from Its History

BBL Seminars
March 31, 2017

Evidence Based Medicine Visited

BBL Seminars
January 16, 2015

Labour Market Policy for Economic Growth

Workshops
December 13, 2014

Economics of Aging in Japan and Other Societies

Workshops
June 11, 2013

Stimulating Economic Growth through Human Capital Development

Workshops

January 18, 2022

Narrative Economics, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Spiritual Teaching

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2022 (January 2022)
October 4, 2018

FTAs and Customs Unions: For understanding Brexit

Column
January 15, 2018

Let’s Conduct More Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Japan

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2018 (January 2018)
January 17, 2017

Is Uncertainty Really a Problem?

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)
September 27, 2016

Are Periodic Health Checks Effective in Extending Longevity and Reducing Medical Expenditures?

Column
January 20, 2015

Researchers Must Tackle Big Themes

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2015 (January 2015)
January 16, 2014

What Makes People Happier?

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2014 (December 2013)
January 30, 2013

Psychological Prescription for Economic Recovery

Issues Facing the Japanese Economy in 2013 (January 2013)
January 12, 2016

Year One in the Era of Mental Health Care

Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2016 (January 2016)
February 9, 2010

Are the Human Mind and Emotions a Taboo or the Last Frontier in Economics?

Column
May 26, 2009

Economics of Emotions: Revival of the psychological explanation of business cycles and possibility of boosting the economy by "brain training"

Column

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