The Center for Positive/Empirical Analysis of Political Economy will hold a joint industry-academia symposium, “Advances in Mobile Location Information Applications,” on March 1, 2023. We look forward to your participation.
Outline
Mobile location data, which played an important role in tracking the mobility of people during the COVID-19 pandemic, is now widely used by companies, local governments, and academia. In this symposium, we will explore the possibility of mobile location data and look at how it is utilized in economic research and related fields.
Symposium Program
Session 1
1. 13:30-14:00
The Potential of Mobility Data Based on Docomo’s 85 Million Sample Data
Reiko Asano (DOCOMO Insight Marketing, Inc.)
14:00 – 14:15 Discussion
Session 2
2. 14:15-15:00
“Invisible Killer”: Seasonal Allergies and Accidents
Mika Akesaka (Assistant Professor, The Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB), Kobe University)
Break
3. 15:15-16:00
The role of social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yuta KURODA (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka Metropolitan University)
4. 16:00-16:45
Nightless City: The Impact of Policymakers’ Questions on Government Officials’ Overtime Work
Munechika Katayama (Associate Professor of Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University)
16:45 – 17:00 Discussion
Symposium Details
- Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 13:30-17:00
- Venue: Zoom (Pre-registration required: Please register from here.)
- Language: Japanese (Japanese-English simultaneous translation provided)
- Audience: Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff of Waseda University, and the general public
- No registration fees
- Inquiries: Munechika Katayama ([email protected])
- Organized by Top Global University Project, Waseda University Center for Positive/Empirical Analysis of Political Economy
