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This paper documents the trends in the life-cycle profiles of net worth and housing equity between 1983 and 2004. The net worth of older households significantly increased during the housing boom of recent years. However, net worth grew by more than housing equity, in part because other assets...
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profit of larger firms. We explain these findings by connecting to the theory of optimal auction design …
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location of service-sector establishments to measure commuting and non-commuting trips within the Greater Tokyo metropolitan …
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trading restrictions in the interbank foreign exchange (FX) market for Japanese banks during the Tokyo lunch period. Ito … of the Tokyo lunch period. Moreover, we document that the standard variance-ratio methodology inference in this high …
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this view. The evidence comes from the introduction of trading in Tokyo over the lunch-hour. Lunch return variance doubles … private value is transitory. Finally, the morning exhibits a clear U-shape when Tokyo closes over lunch, and it disappears …
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In analyzing the dynamics of Tokyo housing price, we have compiled annual micro data sets from individual listings in a … regressions give estimates of price and rent increases in the last 11 years in Tokyo. According to these estimates, prices …
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/settlement price for the day. Major fixings occur at 9:55 am Tokyo time for transactions between Japanese banks and their customers … provision at the fixing time is larger than other times, which makes the price impact of any trade smaller. At the Tokyo fixing … liquidity at the Tokyo fixing as well, such financial institutions had announced prices to be more favorable for banks up until …
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The impacts of environmental change on human outcomes often depend on local exposures and behavioral responses that are challenging to observe with traditional administrative or sensor data. We show how data from private pollution sensors, cell phones, social media posts, and internet search...
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We study how air pollution impacts the U.S. labor market by analyzing effects of drifting wildfire smoke that can affect populations far from the fires themselves. We link satellite smoke plumes with labor market outcomes to estimate that an additional day of smoke exposure reduces quarterly...
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Despite escalating disaster losses and predicted increases in weather-related catastrophes, takeup of protective technologies and behaviors appears limited by myopia, externalities, and other factors. One response to such frictions is to mandate adaptive investment. We measure the effect of...
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