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This paper documents the trends in the life-cycle profiles of net worth and housing equity between 1983 and 2004. The net worth of older households significantly increased during the housing boom of recent years. However, net worth grew by more than housing equity, in part because other assets...
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profit of larger firms. We explain these findings by connecting to the theory of optimal auction design …
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trading restrictions in the interbank foreign exchange (FX) market for Japanese banks during the Tokyo lunch period. Ito … of the Tokyo lunch period. Moreover, we document that the standard variance-ratio methodology inference in this high …
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this view. The evidence comes from the introduction of trading in Tokyo over the lunch-hour. Lunch return variance doubles … private value is transitory. Finally, the morning exhibits a clear U-shape when Tokyo closes over lunch, and it disappears …
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/settlement price for the day. Major fixings occur at 9:55 am Tokyo time for transactions between Japanese banks and their customers … provision at the fixing time is larger than other times, which makes the price impact of any trade smaller. At the Tokyo fixing … liquidity at the Tokyo fixing as well, such financial institutions had announced prices to be more favorable for banks up until …
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In analyzing the dynamics of Tokyo housing price, we have compiled annual micro data sets from individual listings in a … regressions give estimates of price and rent increases in the last 11 years in Tokyo. According to these estimates, prices …
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Fires and burns are among the leading causes of unintentional death in the U.S. Most of these deaths occur in residences, and cigarettes are a primary cause. In this paper, I explore the relationship between smoking, cigarette policies, and fires. As fewer people smoke, there are less...
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fire risk and decreases surprisingly steeply with development density. A simple model is used to explore effects on …
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paper analyzes new plot-level data in the aftermath of the Great Boston Fire of 1872, estimating substantial economic gains …
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between locations that vary in their perceived level of fire risk. The model allows us to infer the evolution of risk … analysis is based on a multi-dimensional characterization of the potential linkages between fire events and risk perceptions … dynamics across properties that differ in both their spatial relationship to wild fire events (views vs. proximity) and their …
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