Researcher Database - HIRAI TAKEYUKI | Kobe Gakuin University

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HIRAI TAKEYUKI

Department / Course

Kobe Gakuin University The Faculty of Economics Department of Economics

Job Professor

Academic background
1980/04/01～1984/03/31	Kobe University of Commerce Graduated
1984/04/01～1986/03/31	Master Program Kobe University of Commerce Finished
1986/04/01～1990/03/31	Doctoral Program Kobe University of Commerce Expired with Credits Obtained
2019/03 Degree Acquisition	University of Hyogo

Business career
2016/04/01 ～	Professor Kobe Gakuin University The Faculty of Economics Department of Economics

Book and thesis
2026	Papers	Advances in Medical Technology, Population Aging and Healthcare Expenditure in Japan The Singapore Economic Review,pp.1-26 (Co-authored)
2026	Papers	The impacts of public healthcare insurance financing on healthcare expenditure in Japan: empirical evidence using the ARDL bounds testing approach Applied Economics Letters 33,pp.2717-2723 (Co-authored)
2025	Papers	Health care expenditure, economic growth, and population ageing in Japan: empirical evidence using the nonlinear ARDL approach Applied Economics Letters 32,pp.3059-3063 (Co-authored)
2024/03	Papers	Social Security Benefits and Economic Growth in Japan: Empirical Evidence from the Nonlinear ARDL Approach 神戸学院経済学論集第55 (第4),pp.79-96 (Co-authored)