Yas Motoyama
@yasmotoyama.bsky.social
@ Ohio State University. Believing that academics must generate knowledge useful for non-academics to make this society better.
It is more exciting when I could publish with my (former) student! Shan Yang and I examined business closures after the COVID particularly in minority neighborhoods. It was not a simple answer like minority = poor = more closures:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
How Much Were Minority Neighborhoods in the United States Affected During COVID-19 in the Aspect of Business Closure Rates? Evidence From Six Metropolitan Areas - Shan Yang, Yasuyuki (Yas) Motoyama, 2...
This study evaluates business closure rates in minority neighborhoods within a metropolitan area and extends this analysis across six U.S. metropolitan areas du...
journals.sagepub.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
It is more exciting when I could publish with my (former) student! Shan Yang and I examined business closures after the COVID particularly in minority neighborhoods. It was not a simple answer like minority = poor = more closures:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
It is worth experimenting in many other cities.
As simple as: Free bus => Bus ride up => Car ride down
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
As simple as: Free bus => Bus ride up => Car ride down
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It is worth experimenting in many other cities.
As simple as: Free bus => Bus ride up => Car ride down
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
As simple as: Free bus => Bus ride up => Car ride down
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
It's easy to guess that people visit healthcare facilities close to you. Does the same pattern apply to poor and people without health insurance?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Spatial Heterogeneities in Healthcare Visits and their Socioeconomic Determinants: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Traffic Flow Data - Armita Kar, Yasuyuki Motoyama, 2025
Spatial accessibility to healthcare is widely studied across various disciplines, primarily to identify underserved neighborhoods. Whereas most studies focus on...
journals.sagepub.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It's easy to guess that people visit healthcare facilities close to you. Does the same pattern apply to poor and people without health insurance?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...