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Are the Japanese unique? : An analysis of consumption and saving behavior in Japan

Horioka, Charles (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

In this paper, I conduct an analysis of consumption and saving behavior in Japan, looking both at trends over time and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002087926

Do the elderly dissave in Japan?

Horioka, Charles (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

In this paper, I summarize Albert Ando’s seminal and ingenious work on the saving behavior of the elderly in Japan and … that the retired elderly in Japan dissave, in accordance with the life cycle hypothesis of saving, and that all of the … available data and evidence suggest that the life cycle hypothesis of saving is highly applicable in the case of Japan. …

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Who supports redistribution?

Ōtake, Fumio (contributor); Tomioka, Jun (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002087995

Does a large loss of bank capital cause ever-greening or flight to quality? : Evidence from Japan

Watanabe, Wakō (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Constructing a strong and unique instrument for bank capital from the empirical observation of Japanese banks’ past behavioral changes, we identify the impact of capital adequacy on the allocation of bank lending supply across low quality and high quality borrowers. We find that, in FY 1997, a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002235059

Prudential regulation, the "credit crunch" and the ineffectiveness of monetary policy : evidence from Japan

Watanabe, Wakō (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

by the U.S. in the early 1990s and Japan in the late 1990s, are still being debated due to a lack of any convincing …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002235143

Debt, R&D investment and technological progress : a panel study of Japanese manufacturing firms in the 90s

Ogawa, Kazuo (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Based on a panel data set of Japanese manufacturing firms in research-intensive industries, we investigate quantitatively the extent to which debt outstandings in the 90s affected the firm’s R&D activities. We find that massive debt outstandings had significantly negative effect on R&D...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002104622

Analysis of Health and Activity Limitation Index (HALex), its distribution, and its distribution by income in Japan, 1989 and 1998

Asada, Yukiko (contributor); Ōkusa, Yasushi (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

study found that between 1989 and 1998 overall in Japan the HALex on average slightly reduced (0.005 reduction), its … than men and in older ages. This analysis shows that the success in the improvement in the length of life in Japan did not …

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Comparison between treatment outcomes in ischaemic heart disease using surveys of medical care in Japan

Watanabe, Rei (contributor); Ōkusa, Yasushi (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

observational data. Method The data used are microdata from Surveys of Medical Care (SMC) in Japan from 1992 to 1998, which are …

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International comparison of subjective health evaluation : USA, UK and Japan

Honda, Chika (contributor); Ōkusa, Yasushi (contributor) - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

This paper tries to calculate quality of life (QOL) from subjective health evaluations in Japan following Cutler and …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001644270

Gender and culture in a threshold public goods game : Japan versus Canada

Cadsby, Charles Bram; Hamaguchi, Yasuyo; Kawagoe, Toshiji; … - 2001 - [Elektronische Ressource]

We compare male and female behavior in Japan and Canada in the context of a threshold public goods game with both a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001644308