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Nishimura Megumi

    Department of International Economics　Lecturer
Last Updated :2025/04/19

Researcher Information

Degree

  • Ph.D. (Economics)（2012/08 Graduate School of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder）
  • Master (Economics)（2008/05 Graduate School of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder）
  • Master (Economics)（2003/03 Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University）
  • Bachelor (Liberal Arts)（2001/03 International Christian University）

Research funding number

  • 20641286

J-Global ID

Research Interests

  • International Trade   Differentiated Goods   Industrial Organization   Microfinance   India   

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences / Theoretical economics / International Trade
  • Humanities & social sciences / Money and finance / Microfinance

Academic & Professional Experience

  • 2022/04 - Today  Toyo UniversityFaculty of Economics Department of International EconomicsAssistant Professor
  • 2020/04 - Today  Seijo UniversityFaculty of EconomicsPart-time Instructor
  • 2018/04 - 2022/03  Kyoritsu Women's UniversityFaculty of International StudiesAssociate Professor
  • 2018/04 - 2020/03  Saitama UniversityFaculty of Liberal ArtsPart-time Instructor
  • 2017/04 - 2018/03  Kyoritsu Women's UniversityFaculty of International StudiesAssistant Professor
  • 2014/04 - 2017/03  Kanazawa Seiryo UniversityFaculty of Economics Department of EconomicsAssistant Professor
  • 2012/04 - 2014/03  Kanto Gakuen UniversityKanto Gakuen UniversityAssistant Professor
  • 2008/08 - 2010/07  University of Colorado at BoulderDepartment of EconomicsGraduate Part-time Instructor

Education

  • 2005/08 - 2012/08  University of Colorado at Boulder  Graduate School of Economics  Ph.D. Course
  • 2003/04 - 2005/07  Hitotsubashi University  Graduate School of Economics  博士後期課程
  • 2001/04 - 2003/03  Hitotsubashi University  Graduate School of Economics  博士前期課程
  • 1997/04 - 2001/03  International Christian University  Faculty of Liberal Arts  Social Science Division

Association Memberships

  • 日本経済学会   日本国際経済学会   

Published Papers

Conference Activities & Talks

  • Domino Effects of Microfinance and a Chameleon Loan Group -Group Characteristics, Characteristics Adjustment and Order of Goals-  [Not invited]
    Megumi Nishimura; Abhay Joshi
    The 19th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association  2024/11  Oral presentation  Bangkok  Asian Development Bank ;Thammasat University
  • Domino Effects of Microfinance and a Chameleon Loan Group -Group Characteristics, Characteristics Adjustment and Order of Goals-  [Not invited]
    Megumi Nishimura
    International Conference on Political Sociology Democracy and Society: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities for Contemporary Democracy  2024/10  Oral presentation  University of Bologna  The Political Sociology Section of the Italian Sociological Association (AIS)
  • Domino Effects of Microfinance and a Chameleon Loan Group - Group Characteristics, Characteristics Adjustment and Order of Goals-  [Not invited]
    Megumi Nishimura
    12th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD)  2024/09  Poster presentation  The International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD)
  • Domino Effects of Microfinance and a Chameleon Loan Group - Group Characteristics, Characteristics Adjustment and Order of Goals-  [Not invited]
    Megumi Nishimura
    The 6th International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economics, Management and Business  2023/11  Oral presentation  Hanoi  National Economics University
  • Domino Effects of Microfinance and a Chameleon Loan Group - Group Characteristics, Characteristics Adjustment and Order of Goals-  [Not invited]
    Megumi Nishimura; Abhay Joshi
    The 5th Asia Conference on Business and Economic Studies  2023/08  Oral presentation  Ho Chi Minh City  University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
  • Women's Empowerment in Agriculture and Microfinance's Scope of Influence -Evidence from Jalna, Maharashtra State of India
    Megumi Nishimura
    7th European Research Conference on Microfinance  2022/06  Oral presentation
  • Loan Groups and Elements of Success in a Microcredit Group-Lending Program: Estimating the Impacts of a Self-Selected Loan Group on the Household Income of Its Members Evidence from India
    Abhay Joshi; Megumi Nishimura
    4th International Conference of Business and Management in Emerging Markets Norwegian Business School (Norway)  2019/10  Oral presentation
  • Loan Groups and Elements of Success in a Microcredit Group-Lending Program: Estimating the Impacts of a Self-Selected Loan Group on the Household Income of Its Members Evidence from India
    Megumi Nishimura
    2018 International Development Economics (IDE) Network Conference Université Clermont Auvergne (France)  2018/11  Oral presentation
  • Loan Groups and Elements of Success in a Microcredit Group-Lending Program: Estimating the Impacts of a Self-Selected Loan Group on the Household Income of Its Members Evidence from India
    Megumi Nishimura
    日本国際経済学会 第77回全国大会 関西学院大学(神戸)  2018/10  Oral presentation
  • Impact of a Micro-credit Group Lending Program and Characteristics of Loan Groups on Borrowers’ Household Income: a Case Study of Aurangabad, Maharashtra state in India
    Abhay Joshi; Megumi Nishimura
    European Microfinance Platform 5th European Research Conference on Microfinance University of Portsmouth (UK)  2017/06  Oral presentation
  • Impact of Disaster Relief Policies on the Cooperation of Residents in a Post-Disaster Housing Relocation Program: A Case Study of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
    Abhay Joshi; Megumi Nishimura
    International Conference on Education, Law and Disaster Management,Canadian House of City Universitaire de Paris (France)  2016/05  Oral presentation
  • Consumer’s Enthusiasm and Trade-triggered Short-run Price Increasing Competition of Horizontally Differentiated Goods
    Megumi Nishimura
    日本国際経済学会 第74回全国大会 専修大学(東京)  2016/05  Oral presentation
  • Love of Quantity and Quality -A Non-Unit Demand Model of Trade on Vertically Differentiated Goods-
    Megumi Nishimura
    日本国際経済学会 第70回全国大会 ポスターセッション発表 慶應義塾大学(東京)  2011/10  Poster presentation
  • Love of Quantity and Quality -A Non-Unit Demand Model of Trade on Vertically Differentiated Goods-
    Megumi Nishimura
    日本経済学会 2011年度 春季大会 熊本学園大学(熊本)  2011/05  Oral presentation

Research Grants & Projects

  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
    Date (from‐to) : 2021/04 -2024/03 
    Author : 西村 めぐみ
     
    本研究は、農家が最終的に得る所得は、天候や市場環境などの外的要因だけではなく、作付、収穫、 販売までの間、自らが下す意思決定という内的要因にも左右されることに着目する。具体的に、本研究は、農家にとっての最初の意思決定である作付作物の選択と、次の意思決定である農法選択という最初の2つの重要な意思決定に焦点を当て、以下の3つを明らかにすることを目的としている。①農家の人口統計学的・経済的特性が、2つの意思決定に与える影響を明らかにすること、②最初の意思決定が次の意思決定に与える影響を明らかにすること、 ③農家に所得増加(変動減少)をもたらす最適な作物選択と農法選択の戦略を示すことである。 この研究目的を達成するために、研究分担者が長年調査を行うインドでデータを収集し、構造方程式モデリング(GSEM)という方法を用いて分析を行うことにより、2つの意思決定の背後にある決定要因と、2つの意思決定の関係、2つの意思決定が最終的に得る所得に与える直接的・間接的影響を推計する。 2021年度は、研究を遂行するために、農家の2段階の意思決定を分析するための理論モデルの構築と、インドのアウランガ―バード郊外の農家からデータを収集するための質問票作りを先行研究を参考にしながら行った。質問票には、農家から作付作物、作付面積、農法選択、収穫量、所得などの項目に関して正確な情報を得るために必要な質問項目の選定、及び、農家の意思決定が意味することを分析するために農作物ごとの収量変動リスクと価格変動リスクの暫定値を設定することを行った。2021年度は、作成した質問票を用いて第1回のデータを収集する予定する予定であったが、新型コロナウィルス感染拡大により、現地でのデータ収集することは叶わなかった。しかし、データ収集以外の計画については計画通り実施することが出来た。
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
    Date (from‐to) : 2017/04 -2020/03 
    Author : Kimura Masanobu
     
    The objective of this research was to determine the impact factors of participation in a microfinance program via a self-help group (SHG) in India on household income, controlling for age, educational attainment, land ownership and household debt. We compare two villages in India where participants joined SHGs at the same time. This research is based on a questionnaire survey administered to people in Aurangabad, Maharashtra state, India, an area that is considered very dry and is totally dependent on monsoon rainfall. We discovered that the microfinance program has a positive effect on household income, when women participate in it. Moreover, a participant's household income is affected by the decision regarding which self-help group to join, and the probability of increasing her household income becomes higher if she joins a self-help group that has a close, family-like atmosphere (with members of the same caste and religion) and a sense that members trust and know each other.

Teaching Experience

  • International Trade I
    Seijo University
  • Microeconomics I II
    Kyoritsu Women's University
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
    Kyoritsu Women's University
  • Principles of Microeconomics
    Kyoritsu Women's University
  • International Economics
    Kyoritsu Women's University
  • Introduction to International Trade
    Saitama University
  • Introduction to Statistics with Computer Applications
    University of Colorado at Boulder
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
    University of Colorado at Boulder

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