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Income-Comparison Attitudes in the US and the UK : Evidence from Discrete-choice Experiments

Shigeoka, Hitoshi - 2018

guidance about the possible negative consequences of one making such an income comparison -- leads UK respondents to make more …

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Education and Pro-Family Altruistic Discrimination Against Foreigners : Five-Country Comparisons

Sasaki, Shusaku - 2017

questions in internet surveys across five countries: Germany, the US, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan. Our analysis shows that … foreigners. However, the degree of discrimination differs across countries. It is lowest in Germany and largest in Japan; the … education and altruistic discrimination differ widely. In Germany, people who have spent less time in education exhibit lower …

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Towards an Age-Friendly City : The Constraints Preventing the Elderly's Participation in Community Programs in Akita City

Kadoya, Yoshihiko - 2016

with society. Second, the elderly's ability to be mobile fosters their social participation …

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The Impact of Pre-Marital Sex Ratios on Household Saving in Two Asian Countries : The Competitive Saving Motive Revisited

Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2016

This paper estimates a household saving rate equation for India and Korea using long-term time series data for the 1975-2010 period, focusing in particular on the impact of the pre-marital sex ratio on the household saving rate. To summarize the main findings of the paper, it finds that the...

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The Impact of Intergenerational Transfers on Household Wealth Inequality in Japan and the United States

Niimi, Yoko - 2016

To help shed light on the implications of intergenerational transfers for wealth inequality, this paper examines whether or not individuals who receive intergenerational transfers from their parents are more likely to leave bequests to their children than those who do not using data for Japan...

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Attitudes Toward the Income Gap : Japan-U.S. Comparison

Ohtake, Fumio - 2007

Employing the Japan-U.S. international survey, this study analyzed the cause of rising perception of the widening income gap in Japan. Between these two countries, their distinct value judgments on the substance of gap influence their recognition. Japanese have negative perception of the income...

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What Makes People Anxious about Life after the Age of 65? Evidence from International Survey Research in Japan, the United States, China, and India

Kadoya, Yoshihiko - 2015

This study investigated the causes of people's anxieties about life after the age of 65 years, using household data from countries with different social contexts: Japan, the United States, China, and India. This research added contextual aspects to the literature on social security and...

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Trust and Happiness : Comparative Study Before and After the Great East Japan Earthquake

Yamamura, Eiji; Tsutsui, Yoshiro; Yamane, Chisako; … - 2014

The positive relationship between trust and happiness has been demonstrated by the literature. However, it is not clear how much this relationship depends on environmental conditions. The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 is considered one of the most catastrophic events in human history. This...

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The Joneses in Japan : Income Comparisons and Financial Satisfaction

Clark, Andrew - 2013

negative for those who report greater income comparison intensity. A self-reported measure of others' income does better than …

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Are Americans and Indians More Altruistic than the Japanese and Chinese? Evidence from a New International Survey of Bequest Plans

Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2014

This paper discusses three alternative assumptions concerning household preferences (altruism, self-interest, and a desire for dynasty building) and shows that these assumptions have very different implications for bequest motives and bequest division. After reviewing some of the literature on...

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