EXPERTS
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Makiko Nakamuro
Last updated : January 15, 2025
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
- Areas of Expertise
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- Educational economics
Bio
Received her BA from Keio University and her PhD from Columbia University. Was an associate professor in the Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, from 2013 to 2019 and became professor in 2019. Also appointed Head of Digital Education, Digital Agency, in 2021.
Research Program
The Impact of Quality of Education on Children’s Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills(-2024)
Comprehensive Empirical Analysis of Children’s Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills
Select Publications
Higuchi, Y., Nakamuro, M., Roever, C., Sasaki, M., ＆ Yashima, T. (2023) Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 70, 101284, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjie.2023.101284
Sato, K., Fukai, T., Fujisawa, K., & Nakamuro, M. Association Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Early Childhood Development. JAMA Pediatric, forthcoming, DOI：10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2096.
Yamaguchi, S., Ito., H., & Nakamuro, M. (2023). Month-of-birth Effects on Skills and Skill Formation. Labour Economics, 84, 102392, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2023.102392
Fujisawa, K., Fukai, T. & Nakamuro, M. (2023). Quality of Early Childhood Education and Care in Japanese Accredited Nursery Centers: A Study Using Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition (ECERS-3), PLOS One, 18(2).
Kurokawa, H., Igei, K., Kitsuki, A., Kurita, K., Managi, S., Nakamuro, M., & Sakano, A. (2023). Improvement impact of nudges incorporated in environmental education on students’ environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Journal of Environmental Management, 325, 116612.
Roever, C., Higuchi, Y., Sasaki, M., Yashima, M; and Nakamuro, M. (2022). Validating a Test of L2 Routine Formulae to Detect Pragmatics Learning in Stays Abroad. Applied Pragmatics.
Ito, H., Kasai, K., Nishiuchi, K. & Nakamuro, M. (2021). “Does Computer-aided Instruction Improve Children’s Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills?” Asian Development Review, 38(1), 98–118.
Ito, H., Nakamuro, M., & Yamaguchi, S. (2020). “Effects of class-size reduction on cognitive and non-cognitive skills.” Japan and The World Economy, 53, 100977.
Matsuoka, R., Nakamuro, M., & Inui, T. (2015). “Emerging inequality in effort: A longitudinal investigation of parental involvement and early elementary school-aged children’s learning time in Japan.” Social Science Research, 54, 159-176.
Griffen, A. S., Nakamuro, M., & Inui, T. (2015). “Fertility and maternal labor supply in Japan: Conflicting policy goals?” Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 38, 52-72.
