Mai Seki
Biographic Data
| ID | 1632909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mai Seki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mai |
| FAMILY NAME | Seki |
| SIGNATURE | SEKI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ritsumeikan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8288-0467 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Analysis of flipped classrooms and learning outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic
A flipped classroom lets students watch a video lecture before class and work on practice problems during class, which “flips” the timing of traditional lectures. This study estimates the differences in learning outcomes between flipped classrooms and traditional lectures in an introductory economics course at one university during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find suggestive evidence that in the short run flipped classrooms have negative effects on…
Leader and Peer Influence
This study explores the impact of corruption-free and corrupt behaviors of leaders and peers, on civil servants’ perception of their motivation to serve the public. We conducted a vignette experiment with 1,321 civil servants in the Kyrgyz Republic. The results present an asymmetric feature of civil servants’ perceptions: on average, leaders’ and peers’ corrupt behaviors decrease civil servants’ motivation, whereas their corruption-free behaviors…
Self-learning at the right level, Covid-19, school closure, and non-cognitive abilities
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated school closures exacerbated the global learning crisis, especially for children in developing countries. Teaching at the right level is gaining greater importance in the policy arena as a means to recover learning loss. This study forms part of an emerging body of work to examine the long-term effects of experimental educational interventions. In particular, we investigate the long-term effects of Kumon’s “sel…
General Perceptions of Career Decision‐Making Autonomy Among Youth in Rural Philippines
Gender inequalities persist across various domains where traditional social norms are deeply ingrained. This study examines gendered perceptions of career decision‐making autonomy in the Philippines through self‐determination, social role, and gender congruity theories. Using an experimental vignette survey of 1174 university students, the study explores how respondents perceive autonomy in navigating parental career advice through hypothetical s…
Unethical behaviours, leadership, and gender in the village development programme
This study examines whether leaders’ unethical behaviours discourage people from participating in activities initiated by community-based programmes, and whether the impact of unethical leadership is moderated by the genders of leaders and community members. We conducted a vignette experiment with 1, 421 respondents in rural Sri Lanka. We find that village residents perceive: (1) leaders’ unethical conduct discourages residents’ intention to enga…
Mother’s late return home from work, family relationship, and locus of control of children
While previous studies have examined the link between maternal employment status and child development, the results remain inconclusive, and the underlying mechanisms are not yet well understood. A potential explanation for the mixed findings is the omission of mothers’ return home time from work, a factor that has yet to be tested in the literature. To address this gap, this study examines the relationship between mothers’ time of returning home…
Fighting the Learning Crisis in Developing Countries
This paper investigates the effectiveness of a globally popular method of self-learning at the right level in improving learning outcomes|the cognitive and non-cognitive abilities of disadvantaged pupils|in a developing country, Bangladesh. Using a randomized control trial design, we find substantial improvements in cognitive abilities measured by mathematics test scores and catch-up effects on aspects of non-cognitive abilities or personality tr…
Haste Makes No Waste
This study investigates the effects of speed competition in classrooms on young pupils' learning outcomes. To examine how faster peers' speed affects slower pupils' speed and learning, we employ students' daily progress data in a self‐learning programme at BRAC primary schools in Bangladesh. The programme's unique setting allows us to address the reflection problem reasonably well. While speed competition could generate negative consequences, our…
Trends in Firm Entry and New Entrepreneurship in Canada
Since the early 1980s, the firm entry rate and the rate of new entrepreneurship have trended downward in Canada. This article documents these trends and discusses potential explanations. A shift-share analysis suggests that industrial and demographic structure changes cannot explain these long-term trends, although population aging accounts for part of the decline in new entrepreneurship since around 2000. The article discusses other factors that…
Making parents pay
Most families in the child protective services system also interact with the child support enforcement system. This study exploits a natural experiment in Wisconsin, created by the state's large regional variation in child support referral policy, to estimate a potentially important effect of child support enforcement on the duration of out-of-home foster care placement. The effect we examine is whether requiring parents to pay support to offset …
Making parents pay
Most families in the child protective services system also interact with the child support enforcement system. This study exploits a natural experiment in Wisconsin, created by the state's large regional variation in child support referral policy, to estimate a potentially important effect of child support enforcement on the duration of out-of-home foster care placement. The effect we examine is whether requiring parents to pay support to offset …
Trends in Firm Entry and New Entrepreneurship in Canada
Since the early 1980s, the firm entry rate and the rate of new entrepreneurship have trended downward in Canada. This article documents these trends and discusses potential explanations. A shift-share analysis suggests that industrial and demographic structure changes cannot explain these long-term trends, although population aging accounts for part of the decline in new entrepreneurship since around 2000. The article discusses other factors that…
Trends in Firm Entry and New Entrepreneurship in Canada
Since the early 1980s, the firm entry rate and the rate of new entrepreneurship have trended downward in Canada. This article documents these trends and discusses potential explanations. A shift-share analysis suggests that industrial and demographic structure changes cannot explain these long-term trends, although population aging accounts for part of the decline in new entrepreneurship since around 2000. The article discusses other factors that…
Making parents pay
Most families in the child protective services system also interact with the child support enforcement system. This study exploits a natural experiment in Wisconsin, created by the state's large regional variation in child support referral policy, to estimate a potentially important effect of child support enforcement on the duration of out-of-home foster care placement. The effect we examine is whether requiring parents to pay support to offset …
Haste Makes No Waste
This study investigates the effects of speed competition in classrooms on young pupils' learning outcomes. To examine how faster peers' speed affects slower pupils' speed and learning, we employ students' daily progress data in a self‐learning programme at BRAC primary schools in Bangladesh. The programme's unique setting allows us to address the reflection problem reasonably well. While speed competition could generate negative consequences, our…
Fighting the Learning Crisis in Developing Countries
This paper investigates the effectiveness of a globally popular method of self-learning at the right level in improving learning outcomes|the cognitive and non-cognitive abilities of disadvantaged pupils|in a developing country, Bangladesh. Using a randomized control trial design, we find substantial improvements in cognitive abilities measured by mathematics test scores and catch-up effects on aspects of non-cognitive abilities or personality tr…
Self-learning at the right level, Covid-19, school closure, and non-cognitive abilities
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated school closures exacerbated the global learning crisis, especially for children in developing countries. Teaching at the right level is gaining greater importance in the policy arena as a means to recover learning loss. This study forms part of an emerging body of work to examine the long-term effects of experimental educational interventions. In particular, we investigate the long-term effects of Kumon’s “sel…
General Perceptions of Career Decision‐Making Autonomy Among Youth in Rural Philippines
Gender inequalities persist across various domains where traditional social norms are deeply ingrained. This study examines gendered perceptions of career decision‐making autonomy in the Philippines through self‐determination, social role, and gender congruity theories. Using an experimental vignette survey of 1174 university students, the study explores how respondents perceive autonomy in navigating parental career advice through hypothetical s…
Unethical behaviours, leadership, and gender in the village development programme
This study examines whether leaders’ unethical behaviours discourage people from participating in activities initiated by community-based programmes, and whether the impact of unethical leadership is moderated by the genders of leaders and community members. We conducted a vignette experiment with 1, 421 respondents in rural Sri Lanka. We find that village residents perceive: (1) leaders’ unethical conduct discourages residents’ intention to enga…
Mother’s late return home from work, family relationship, and locus of control of children
While previous studies have examined the link between maternal employment status and child development, the results remain inconclusive, and the underlying mechanisms are not yet well understood. A potential explanation for the mixed findings is the omission of mothers’ return home time from work, a factor that has yet to be tested in the literature. To address this gap, this study examines the relationship between mothers’ time of returning home…
Analysis of flipped classrooms and learning outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic
A flipped classroom lets students watch a video lecture before class and work on practice problems during class, which “flips” the timing of traditional lectures. This study estimates the differences in learning outcomes between flipped classrooms and traditional lectures in an introductory economics course at one university during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find suggestive evidence that in the short run flipped classrooms have negative effects on…
Leader and Peer Influence
This study explores the impact of corruption-free and corrupt behaviors of leaders and peers, on civil servants’ perception of their motivation to serve the public. We conducted a vignette experiment with 1,321 civil servants in the Kyrgyz Republic. The results present an asymmetric feature of civil servants’ perceptions: on average, leaders’ and peers’ corrupt behaviors decrease civil servants’ motivation, whereas their corruption-free behaviors…
Psychology (7 works) · Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · School Choice and Performance (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Ethics in Business and Education (2 works)