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We examine and verify our hypothesis from a theoretical model that parents are more likely to be authoritative if they are from a wealthy family. Using the data from the Preference Parameters Study of Osaka University, Japan, we find that there are significantly positive associations between...
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with a limited sample of workers who drink alcohol. Estimation results show that in the case of males, the amount of … confirmed. Moreover, an awareness of appropriate alcohol consumption supports the sixth strategy of the Health Japan 21 policy …
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2011 Fukushima nuclear accident on the body mass index (BMI) and obesity rates of children and any changes over time. A … those in other areas; (2) The difference in the BMI (and obesity rate) of children between damaged and other areas increased … accident in Fukushima prevented younger primary school children from burning calories. Consequently, younger children developed …
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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...
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In this paper, we analyze the determinants of the living arrangements of elderly parents and their children (whether … elderly parents live with their children, and if so, with which child) in Japan using micro data from a household survey. We … living with children other than the eldest son, even if the eldest son is not the eldest child. Moreover, we find that …
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This paper analyzes what adult children would do for their parents were they frail and in need of long-term care …. Focusing on the special case of parents' illness, the paper then investigates altruism in Japanese children. Descriptive … statistics show that about 30% of adult children living separately from their parents provide long-term in-home care, which …
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This paper analyzes what adult children would do for their parents were they frail and in need of long-term care …. Focusing on the special case of parents' illness, the paper then investigates altruism in Japanese children. Descriptive … statistics show that about 30% of adult children living separately from their parents provide long-term in-home care, which …
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This article examines the choice of health care in Japan by patients suffering from the common cold. Original data were …
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It is widely believed that a rise in social status extends longevity. A handful number of studies examine datasets of candidates for prestigious prizes to exploit the causality. However, while some studies report positive relationships between receiving awards and recipients’ longevity, others...
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This study examines whether individuals' time preferences are affected by the damage resulting from the tsunami in the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, using panel surveys before and after the earthquake. When the change in time preferences is measured using the (β, δ) model, I find that...
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