Department of
Business Economics

Research Groups & Research Areas

• Data Analysis

  Transaction data of the financial industry, big data in marketing - the amount of data available in the fields of business management and economy has been exploding in recent years. Also owing to better computer processing performance, the growth and development of these data are changing social science into a highly empirical area. In Data Analysis, you will learn how to make predictions and discover knowledge useful for business, utilizing artificial intelligence, machine learning, econometrics, computational economics, and other advanced analysis techniques.

  Ando Research Group / Noda Research Group / Nozawa Research Group / Sugawara Research Group

• Economic Theory

  Nowadays, game theory describing the social relationships among people, as well as brain science and psychological methods for clarifying people’s decision-making, provide essential support not just for the science of economics but also for social science in general. In Economic Theory, with a focus on these two frameworks that form the backbone of decision-making science, you will learn methods for theoretically analyzing various problems related to business, including consumer behavior, management organization, competitive strategies for the market, and the like.

  Muto Research Group / Nakata Research Group / Shi Research Group / Umezawa Research Group

• Finance

  The substance of decision-making in business management and economy is probably uncertainty. In recent years, the theoretical framework for managing this uncertainty has made significant progress, and empirical methods have been developed in response. In this area, you will learn about finance, financial engineering, financial econometrics and other techniques in order to deal with the uncertainties faced in business.

  Ieda Research Group / Shimokawa Research Group / Shoji Research Group