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Natural disasters and social capital formation : the impact of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake
Yamamura, Eiji - 2013
The Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake struck Japan in 1995, causing devastating damage to the economic landscape of … south-central Japan. The earthquake also caused people to realize the importance of social capital in Japan. Based on a …-in-differences method was used, and the following key findings were obtained: (1) In Japan, people were more likely to invest in social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527094
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Natural disasters and social capital formation : the impact of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake
Yamamura, Eiji - In: Papers in regional science : the journal of the … 95 (2016), pp. 143-164
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011556949
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Different effects of social capital on health status among residents : evidence from modern Japan
Yamamura, Eiji - 2010
This paper aims to explore how social capital is related to self-rated health status in Japan and how this relationship … Japan’s Social Policy and Social Consciousness (SPSC) survey conducted in 2000. Controlling for unobserved city size- and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524130
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Comparison of social trust's effect on suicide ideation between urban and non-urban areas : the case of Japanese adults in 2006
Yamamura, Eiji - 2015
An increasing number of studies have addressed the determinants of suicide. Social capital is a key factor in preventing suicide. However, little is known about the experience of suicide ideation using subjective values. From the viewpoint of suicide prevention, it is worth examining how people...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527259
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Effect of professional sports teams on social capital formation : comparison between football and baseball in Japan
Yamamura, Eiji - In: The sports business in the Pacific Rim : economics and …, (pp. 355-367). 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011515500
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The effects of inequality, fragmentation, and social capital on collective action in a homogeneous society : analyzing responses to the 2005 Japan Census
Yamamura, Eiji - In: The journal of socio-economics 37 (2008) 5, pp. 2054-2058
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771731
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Formal and informal deterrents of crime in Japan : roles of police and social capital revisited
Yamamura, Eiji - In: The journal of socio-economics 38 (2009) 4, pp. 611-621
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003903556
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Comparison of the effects of homeownership by individuals and their neighbors on social capital formation : evidence from Japanese General Social Surveys
Yamamura, Eiji - In: The journal of socio-economics 40 (2011) 5, pp. 637-644
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009419764
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How do neighbors influence investment in social capital? : homeownership and length of residence
Yamamura, Eiji - In: International advances in economic research : IAER ; an … 17 (2011) 4, pp. 451-464
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009504863
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Differences in the effect of social capital on health status between workers and non-workers
Yamamura, Eiji - In: International review of economics : journal of civil economy 58 (2011) 4, pp. 385-400
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009388173