Research theme for competitive and other funds (16)：
2022 - 2025 Impact of learning in higher education on subjective well-being
2020 - 2024 Psychological Effects of Tourism
2018 - 2022 格差,富の再分配に対する考え方と社会的価値観の各国の差異に関する実証分析
2017 - 2022 Building a Multidimensional Poverty Index Incorporating Living Hours
2018 - 2021 Study of Dynamic Process of Social Exclusion by Computational Social Science
2016 - 2020 Research on redefining geographical diversity and regional inequalities
2016 - 2020 Effects of family and social capital on non-cognitive skills
2014 - 2019 Empirical Study on the Effects of the Reversal in Supply and Demand for Highly Skilled Professionals on Involvement in Duties and Organizations
2014 - 2017 Development of the mental health tourism
2014 - 2017 Analysis of How to View Income Inequality and Poverty and Evaluation of Welfare Policies
2012 - 2016 Geographical studies on causes and consequences of regional income inequality in Japan
2012 - 2014 An empirical analysis of evaluation and sense of burden for public health insurance system in Japan
2009 - 2014 Economic analysis of income inequality and poverty
2010 - 2013 Policy for amending income inequality and reforming social security based on happiness analysis
2010 - 2011 Research on household consumption trend and redistribution effects of indirect tax reform
2007 - 2008 Poverty Reduction Effects of Employment Creation Policy in the Regional Economy
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Papers (40)：
Wen LI, Kunio URAKAWA, Fumihiko SUGA. The Gender Gap in the Returns From College Education in Japan: The Impact of Attending a High-Ranking College. Social Science Japan Journal. 2023. 26. 1-15
Daisuke Uchida, Kunio Urakawa, Younan Yu. The diffusion of parental leave for fathers in Japanese Firms: Exploring antecedents and performance outcomes. The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies. 2023. 65. 2-3. 108-121
Wen Li, Kunio Urakawa, Fumihiko Suga. Are Social Norms Associated with Married Women’s Labor Force Participation? A Comparison of Japan and the United States. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 2022. 43
Fumihiko SUGA, Kunio URAKAWA, Wen LI. The Postgraduate Wage Premium in Japan. The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies. 2022. 64. 5. 64-80
Wei Wang, Kunio Urakawa, Kyoko Anegawa. Effects of university graduation on multidimensional poverty risks in Japan. International Journal of Educational Research. 2022. 113
A Study on Regional Disparity in Japan
Nihon Hyoronsha 2012
A Study on Poverty in Japan
University of Tokyo Press 2006
Education (3)：
2004 - 2007 Kyoto University Graduate School of Economics (Doctoral Course)
2002 - 2004 Kyoto University Graduate School of Economics Master's Course
1997 - 2001 Keio University School of Commerce
Professional career (1)：
Dr. (Kyoto University)
Work history (4)：
2020/02 - 現在 Kyushu University Faculty of Economics Professor
2009/12 - 2020/01 Kyushu University Faculty of Economics Associate Professor
2008/04 - 2009/12 Kyushu University Faculty of Economics Lecturer
2007/04 - 2008/03 Kobe University Graduate School of Economics COE Researcher
Committee career (1)：
2022/03 - 現在 文部科学省・ウェルビーイング研究会・委員 浦川邦夫
Association Membership(s) (5)：
American Economic Association.
, Japan Association for Social Policy Studies (JASPS)
, Japan Association of Applied Economics (JAAE)
, Japanese Economic Association (JEA)
, Society for the Study of Poverty
