In this study, we examine what promotes individual's health-related activities and how these activities affect the individual's health status. For this purpose, we use data from an original survey conducted in Japan. We adopt an estimation model which takes into account the following points: the...

Japanese Abstract: 本研究では、『就業構造基本調査』の個票データを用いて、最低賃金 が就業と貧困に与える影響について分析を行った。 最低賃金の引き上げが就業に与える影響はつぎの３点にまとめられ る。（１）15...

This paper explores the mutual reference behavior of local governments in Japan. The Japanese public education system was decentralized in the previous decade. For example, actual fixed number of classes was relaxed in 2001 and 2003. This relaxation of regulations caused an increase in the...

Under the current fiscal conditions in many local, regional as well as the national government, the public schools face the substantial budget short falls . In order to alleviate the substantial budget shortage, it is important to raise efficiency, particularly in primary education as the costs...

This paper surveys prior papers about married womenfs labor supply theory gDouglas-Arisawafs lawh and considers the future view of this theory.

Recent development in behavioral decision theory reveals the important role of decision environment in the consumer's evaluation and choice processes. Often it is referred as "decision framing." Of particular interest is the online shopping environment, where buyers are usually forced to make...

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Using the Survey of Company Fringe Benefits provided by the Life Insurance Culture Centre in 2002 (Social Science Japan data archive), this study provides corrected estimates for endogeneity attributed to family-friendly policies on wages. The results indicate that the policies related to...