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In Japan, TV platforms regulate themselves as to the length of the advertisements they air. Using modified Hotelling …
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's sporting event in Japan. The event is held immediately prior to the university application period in Japan. Using Japanese … television viewing rate for the race led to a 1% increase in the number of applicants for the universities participating in the … race. It follows that advertising universities on television would be effective in the university market. …
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This paper studies dynamic price competition over two periods between two firms selling differentiated durable goods to two buyers who are privately informed about their types, but have valuations of the two goods dependent on the other buyer's type. The firms' pricing strategy in period 1 must...
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This study aims to determine the factors that affect financial literacy in Japan using data from Osaka University …'s Preference Parameter Study in Japan. We examined fourteen variables covering respondents' demographic, socio-economic, and … the need for a formal financial education and social contact to boost financial literacy levels in Japan. …
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Japan's household saving rate showed great volatility, was often low and even negative, and was high only during the 25-year … trends over time in, Japan's household saving rate via various socioeconomic and policy variables. This seems to suggest that … their children than other peoples, suggesting that the alleged social norm of strong family ties in Japan is largely a myth …
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survey conducted in China, India, Japan, and the United States. It finds striking inter-country differences in bequest plans …
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We show evidence that receiving Japan's Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes for literature has positive and negative effects on …
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In this paper, we conduct a theoretical analysis of why individuals provide care and attention to their elderly parents using a two-period overlapping generations model with endogenous saving and a "contest success function" and test this model using micro data from a Japanese household survey,...
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head in the 50-59 age group) in Japan do not have inordinate amounts of debt and that their financial health is … they could previously. We therefore need to monitor the borrowing behavior of this cohort over time as the Bank of Japan …
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Recent studies on fiscal policy use cross-sectional data and estimate local fiscal multipliers along with spillovers. This paper estimates local fiscal multipliers with spillovers using Japanese prefectural data comparable with the national accounts. We estimate the local fiscal multiplier on...
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