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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, and China
Kadoya, Yoshihiko - 2012
social contexts: Japan, the United States, and China. This research uncovered three major findings. First, the speed of … lessens people's levels of anxiety about their older years in Japan and the United States. Third, living with a child does not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332383
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IS imbalances and current account surpluses in Japan: In memory of Professor Ronald I. McKinnon
Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2015
In this paper, I find (1) that Japan showed massive and persistent current account surpluses from at least 1981 and … until at least 2011, (2) that Professor Ronald McKinnon was correct, at least in the case of Japan, and that these large and … persistent current account surpluses were due primarily to Japan's large and persistent IS imbalances (the excess of saving over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421478
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IS Imbalances and Current Account Surpluses in Japan : In Memory of Professor Ronald I. McKinnon
Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2015
In this paper, I find (1) that Japan showed massive and persistent current account surpluses from at least 1981 and … until at least 2011, (2) that Professor Ronald McKinnon was correct, at least in the case of Japan, and that these large and … persistent current account surpluses were due primarily to Japan's large and persistent IS imbalances (the excess of saving over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013017058
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Revitalizing the Japanese economy by socializing risk
Horioka, Charles Yuji; Kanda, Reiko - 2010
The almost continuous stagnation of the Japanese economy for the past two decades has had an adverse impact on Japanese households from at least three perspectives: A decline in the standard of living, an increase in risks and uncertainties relating to livelihood, employment, old age, etc., and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332497
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Revitalizing the Japanese Economy by Socializing Risk
Horioka, Charles Yuji - 2011
The almost continuous stagnation of the Japanese economy for the past two decades has had an adverse impact on Japanese households from at least three perspectives: A decline in the standard of living, an increase in risks and uncertainties relating to livelihood, employment, old age, etc., and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013132325
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Relative income position and happiness: Are cabinet supporters different from others in Japan?
Yamamura, Eiji; Tsutsui, Yoshiro; Ohtake, Fumio - 2015
During the period of 2001-2006, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) adopted a market-oriented policy under the Koizumi cabinet. In 2006, following the formation of the first Abe cabinet, the LDP returned to a traditional redistributive policy. We assume that the supporters of the Koizumi cabinet...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421464
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Happiness before and after an election: An analysis based on a daily survey around Japan's 2009 election
Kinari, Yusuke; Ohtake, Fumio; Kimball, Miles; … - 2015
. Estimating a fixed effects model, we found that supporters of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the winner, became … significantly happier, and supporters of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and New Komeito, the losers, became …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421503
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Why are cabinet supporters happy?
Tsutsui, Yoshiro; Yamane, Shoko; Ohtake, Fumio - 2015
Using a monthly survey, this paper finds that supporters of the governing cabinet are significantly happier than non-supporters throughout our sample period. We investigate the reason and examine two hypotheses: 1) happy persons support the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and 2) supporters of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421508
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Koizumi carried the day: Did the Japanese election results make people happy and unhappy?
Tsutsui, Yoshiro; Kimball, Miles; Ohtake, Fumio - 2007
This paper investigates whether Japanese people were happy and unhappy with the general election conducted on September 11, 2005, in which the Prime Minister, Koizumi, won a landslide victory. We conducted a large survey just after the election to ask people how happy they were and which party...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332230
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Happiness Before and after an Election : An Analysis Based on a Daily Survey Around Japan's 2009 Election
Kinari, Yusuke - 2015
. Estimating a fixed effects model, we found that supporters of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the winner, became … significantly happier, and supporters of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and New Komeito, the losers, became …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013028708