Assistant Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
【Profile】
Toyo Ashida is currently an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Economic Research. Her academic interests are Health economics, Applied Economics, and Program Evaluation. She received her PhD degree in International Public Policy from Osaka University. Currently, she is conducting research activities in the areas of healthy aging, the impact of social inequality on health, the long-term impact of childhood environment, determinants of caregiver well-being and, disaster resilience and health behaviors.
【Recent Publications】
- Oshio, T., Sugiyama, K., & Ashida, T. (2024). Informal Caregivers’ Benefits of Residing in a Neighborhood with High Social Participation: A Multilevel Analysis in Japan. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 20, 161–175 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-024-10399-6
- Oshio, T., Sugiyama, K., & Ashida, T. (2024). Can Social Participation Reduce and Postpone the Need for Long-Term Care? Evidence from a 17-Wave Nationwide Survey in Japan. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 19(3), 1293-1308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101281
- Ashida, T., Fujiwara, T., & Kondo, K. (2023). Association between adverse childhood experiences and social integration among older people in Japan: Results from the JAGES study. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 114, 105099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2023.105099
- Sawada, Y., Ashida, T., & Iwasaki, K. (2023). Heterogenous effects of the Great East Japan earthquake on prosociality of people depending on their age. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 3211. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29536-6
- Ashida, T., Fujiwara, T., & Kondo, K. (2022). Childhood socioeconomic status and social integration in later life: Results of the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. SSM-population health, 18, 101090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101090
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