Kyohei Yamada
Biographic Data
| ID | 4374977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kyohei Yamada |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kyohei |
| FAMILY NAME | Yamada |
| SIGNATURE | YAMADA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | International University of Japan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0800-069X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Descriptive Social Norms and Intentions to Vote in Ghana
We examine the impact of descriptive social norms—individuals' perceptions of others' behaviors—on people's intentions to vote in Ghana. Previous research has demonstrated that people often conform to commonly observed behaviors in their surroundings in various contexts. However, there has been limited experimental investigation of the effects of descriptive social norms in encouraging voting, particularly outside the United States. Given this re…
Assessing the relative importance of job opportunities
Political Transition, Erosion of Trust, and Health-Protecting Behaviors
This paper investigates how Myanmar's 2021 military coup, which occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, influenced citizens’ trust in government and health-protecting behaviors. Based on an original survey conducted in 2022, we find that: (1) trust in government significantly declined after the political change; (2) adherence to health-protecting behaviors also decreased after the coup; (3) in both pre- and post-coup periods, the level of trust in…
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…
Do pandemics reduce support for democracy? A survey experiment in Myanmar
This paper focuses on people's attitudes towards democracy and authoritarian regimes in Myanmar and whether the extent to which they prefer democracy is moderated by the severity of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. If people view the authoritarian regime's capacity to take swift action favourably, their opposition to it may be lower. We explored this hypothesis by conducting a survey of 756 individuals in Myanmar in June 2022 tha…
Descriptive social norms and herders' social insurance participation in Mongolia
This paper examines whether descriptive social norms affect one's intention to participate in voluntary social insurance in Mongolia. It reports the results of a survey experiment conducted in September 2020 among herders, whose rate of participation in voluntary social insurance is low and who presumably lack information about others' behaviours with respect to social insurance enrollment. Building upon prior research on descriptive social norms…
Does the competitiveness of election moderate the impact of descriptive social norms on voter turnout? A survey experiment in Japan
Intro This article examines whether descriptive norms affect voters’ intention to vote in national elections in Japan and whether the impact of descriptive norms is moderated by the anticipated level of electoral competition. Social psychological research suggests that one's chance of voting is higher if they learn that many others are voting. On the other hand, knowing many others vote could make one think that their vote is not needed for influ…
Aging and the politics of monetary policy in Japan
This paper explores how Japan's aging population impacts the politics of monetary policy. Previous research suggests that the elderly have a variety of distinct policy preferences. Given that elderly voters also have higher voting rates, the rapid greying of the population could have significant effects on distributive struggles over economic policy across much of the developed world. In Japan, aging is advancing rapidly, and the central bank has…
Personal social capital and voluntary participation in the Village Development Programme in rural Sri Lanka
This study examines whether voluntary participation in the Village Development Programme in rural Sri Lanka promotes personal social capital. We use an original survey of 595 households in six rural villages in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka, and apply matching methods. The analysis finds a positive effect of voluntary participation on personal social capital. However, once we consider the degree of participation by classifying participants into no…
Revisiting auxiliary social services for persons with disability
Using multiple case studies design, the paper examined how selected local governments in the Philippines implement the policy on auxiliary social services for persons with disability (PWDs) and analyzed how the implementation is influenced by factors such as local policy guidelines, financial resources, and local institutional actors. It was found that local policies play a key role in providing knowledge and guidance to local governments on soci…
Do boundary consolidations alter the relationship between politicians and voters? The case of municipal mergers in Japan
This paper examines whether boundary changes lead to changes in the relationship between voters and politicians. We focus on the wave of municipal mergers in Japan that took place in the 2000s in order to examine this question. Municipalities with small population size, once they merge with their larger neighbours, would have a small number of voters relative to the size of the electorate in the post-merger municipalities. Therefore, municipal po…
The Impact of Municipal Mergers on Local Public Spending
How are resources distributed when administrative units merge? We take advantage of recent, large-scale municipal mergers in Japan to systematically study the impact of municipal mergers within merged municipalities and, in particular, what politicians do when their districts and constituencies suddenly change. We argue that when rural and sparsely populated municipalities merge with more urban and densely populated municipalities, residents of t…
From a Majority to a Minority
This article examines whether or not municipal mergers change the perceived level of public services within a merged municipality. I argue that residents of small municipalities that merge with larger neighbors lose political powers after the mergers; they become a minority within a merged municipality, and their electoral importance declines accordingly. As a result, the level of public services to the merged localities is expected to decrease. …
Nihon no rōkaru demokurashī (Local Democracy in Japan)
Hijino’s book is about subnational governments (i.e. municipalities and prefectures) in Japan.1 It focuses on executive heads and assemblies and their relationships with voters. It discusses the roles these democratically elected officials at the subnational level are expected to play in Japan’s democracy and explains their failure to live up to these expectations in reality. The author claims that despite the series of decentralization reforms i…
Electoral Reform and National Security in Japan
Why had Japanese politicians in the ruling conservative party paid little attention to national security policy in much of the postwar period, and why did their level of attention suddenly surge since the mid-1990s? The key to explain this puzzling shift, according to Catalinac, is the change in the electoral incentive of the politicians, driven by the change in the electoral rules for the Lower House. The author analyzes candidate-level campaign…
Local government in Japan
Removing Boundaries, Losing Connections
In this article we examine the role of local politicians in affecting national-level election outcomes by focusing on the drastic municipal mergers in Japan that took place in the early 2000s. Specifically, we argue that the political party that relies most extensively on local politicians' efforts for electoral mobilization and monitoring will suffer an electoral slump when municipalities are merged and the number of municipal politicians is swi…
Electoral Adaptation and Business Cycles in Post-1994 Japan
Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party swept both houses of parliament in December 2012 and July 2013 on a platform of Keynesian spending. Better known for fiscal stringency, the LDP “changed its spots” in part because 1994 electoral reforms force parties to compete on party platforms in place of clientelism
Removing Boundaries, Losing Connections
In this article we examine the role of local politicians in affecting national-level election outcomes by focusing on the drastic municipal mergers in Japan that took place in the early 2000s. Specifically, we argue that the political party that relies most extensively on local politicians' efforts for electoral mobilization and monitoring will suffer an electoral slump when municipalities are merged and the number of municipal politicians is swi…
From a Majority to a Minority
This article examines whether or not municipal mergers change the perceived level of public services within a merged municipality. I argue that residents of small municipalities that merge with larger neighbors lose political powers after the mergers; they become a minority within a merged municipality, and their electoral importance declines accordingly. As a result, the level of public services to the merged localities is expected to decrease. …
Do boundary consolidations alter the relationship between politicians and voters? The case of municipal mergers in Japan
This paper examines whether boundary changes lead to changes in the relationship between voters and politicians. We focus on the wave of municipal mergers in Japan that took place in the 2000s in order to examine this question. Municipalities with small population size, once they merge with their larger neighbours, would have a small number of voters relative to the size of the electorate in the post-merger municipalities. Therefore, municipal po…
The Impact of Municipal Mergers on Local Public Spending
How are resources distributed when administrative units merge? We take advantage of recent, large-scale municipal mergers in Japan to systematically study the impact of municipal mergers within merged municipalities and, in particular, what politicians do when their districts and constituencies suddenly change. We argue that when rural and sparsely populated municipalities merge with more urban and densely populated municipalities, residents of t…
Does the competitiveness of election moderate the impact of descriptive social norms on voter turnout? A survey experiment in Japan
Intro This article examines whether descriptive norms affect voters’ intention to vote in national elections in Japan and whether the impact of descriptive norms is moderated by the anticipated level of electoral competition. Social psychological research suggests that one's chance of voting is higher if they learn that many others are voting. On the other hand, knowing many others vote could make one think that their vote is not needed for influ…
Local government in Japan
Removing Boundaries, Losing Connections
In this article we examine the role of local politicians in affecting national-level election outcomes by focusing on the drastic municipal mergers in Japan that took place in the early 2000s. Specifically, we argue that the political party that relies most extensively on local politicians' efforts for electoral mobilization and monitoring will suffer an electoral slump when municipalities are merged and the number of municipal politicians is swi…
Electoral Adaptation and Business Cycles in Post-1994 Japan
Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party swept both houses of parliament in December 2012 and July 2013 on a platform of Keynesian spending. Better known for fiscal stringency, the LDP “changed its spots” in part because 1994 electoral reforms force parties to compete on party platforms in place of clientelism
Nihon no rōkaru demokurashī (Local Democracy in Japan)
Hijino’s book is about subnational governments (i.e. municipalities and prefectures) in Japan.1 It focuses on executive heads and assemblies and their relationships with voters. It discusses the roles these democratically elected officials at the subnational level are expected to play in Japan’s democracy and explains their failure to live up to these expectations in reality. The author claims that despite the series of decentralization reforms i…
Electoral Reform and National Security in Japan
Why had Japanese politicians in the ruling conservative party paid little attention to national security policy in much of the postwar period, and why did their level of attention suddenly surge since the mid-1990s? The key to explain this puzzling shift, according to Catalinac, is the change in the electoral incentive of the politicians, driven by the change in the electoral rules for the Lower House. The author analyzes candidate-level campaign…
From a Majority to a Minority
This article examines whether or not municipal mergers change the perceived level of public services within a merged municipality. I argue that residents of small municipalities that merge with larger neighbors lose political powers after the mergers; they become a minority within a merged municipality, and their electoral importance declines accordingly. As a result, the level of public services to the merged localities is expected to decrease. …
The Impact of Municipal Mergers on Local Public Spending
How are resources distributed when administrative units merge? We take advantage of recent, large-scale municipal mergers in Japan to systematically study the impact of municipal mergers within merged municipalities and, in particular, what politicians do when their districts and constituencies suddenly change. We argue that when rural and sparsely populated municipalities merge with more urban and densely populated municipalities, residents of t…
Personal social capital and voluntary participation in the Village Development Programme in rural Sri Lanka
This study examines whether voluntary participation in the Village Development Programme in rural Sri Lanka promotes personal social capital. We use an original survey of 595 households in six rural villages in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka, and apply matching methods. The analysis finds a positive effect of voluntary participation on personal social capital. However, once we consider the degree of participation by classifying participants into no…
Revisiting auxiliary social services for persons with disability
Using multiple case studies design, the paper examined how selected local governments in the Philippines implement the policy on auxiliary social services for persons with disability (PWDs) and analyzed how the implementation is influenced by factors such as local policy guidelines, financial resources, and local institutional actors. It was found that local policies play a key role in providing knowledge and guidance to local governments on soci…
Do boundary consolidations alter the relationship between politicians and voters? The case of municipal mergers in Japan
This paper examines whether boundary changes lead to changes in the relationship between voters and politicians. We focus on the wave of municipal mergers in Japan that took place in the 2000s in order to examine this question. Municipalities with small population size, once they merge with their larger neighbours, would have a small number of voters relative to the size of the electorate in the post-merger municipalities. Therefore, municipal po…
Aging and the politics of monetary policy in Japan
This paper explores how Japan's aging population impacts the politics of monetary policy. Previous research suggests that the elderly have a variety of distinct policy preferences. Given that elderly voters also have higher voting rates, the rapid greying of the population could have significant effects on distributive struggles over economic policy across much of the developed world. In Japan, aging is advancing rapidly, and the central bank has…
Descriptive social norms and herders' social insurance participation in Mongolia
This paper examines whether descriptive social norms affect one's intention to participate in voluntary social insurance in Mongolia. It reports the results of a survey experiment conducted in September 2020 among herders, whose rate of participation in voluntary social insurance is low and who presumably lack information about others' behaviours with respect to social insurance enrollment. Building upon prior research on descriptive social norms…
Does the competitiveness of election moderate the impact of descriptive social norms on voter turnout? A survey experiment in Japan
Intro This article examines whether descriptive norms affect voters’ intention to vote in national elections in Japan and whether the impact of descriptive norms is moderated by the anticipated level of electoral competition. Social psychological research suggests that one's chance of voting is higher if they learn that many others are voting. On the other hand, knowing many others vote could make one think that their vote is not needed for influ…
Do pandemics reduce support for democracy? A survey experiment in Myanmar
This paper focuses on people's attitudes towards democracy and authoritarian regimes in Myanmar and whether the extent to which they prefer democracy is moderated by the severity of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. If people view the authoritarian regime's capacity to take swift action favourably, their opposition to it may be lower. We explored this hypothesis by conducting a survey of 756 individuals in Myanmar in June 2022 tha…
Assessing the relative importance of job opportunities
Political Transition, Erosion of Trust, and Health-Protecting Behaviors
This paper investigates how Myanmar's 2021 military coup, which occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, influenced citizens’ trust in government and health-protecting behaviors. Based on an original survey conducted in 2022, we find that: (1) trust in government significantly declined after the political change; (2) adherence to health-protecting behaviors also decreased after the coup; (3) in both pre- and post-coup periods, the level of trust in…
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…
Descriptive Social Norms and Intentions to Vote in Ghana
We examine the impact of descriptive social norms—individuals' perceptions of others' behaviors—on people's intentions to vote in Ghana. Previous research has demonstrated that people often conform to commonly observed behaviors in their surroundings in various contexts. However, there has been limited experimental investigation of the effects of descriptive social norms in encouraging voting, particularly outside the United States. Given this re…
Political science (15 works) · Economics (14 works) · Politics (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Business (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Democracy (6 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (6 works) · Political economy (6 works)