paper, we conducted a comparative analysis of U.S. and Japanese broadband network policies. Policy-making processes of the … two countries are contrasted. While the U.S. policy-making process is decentralized, the Japanese counterpart has a … sense than in Japan because of the high penetration of the cable service. It is reasonable to say that cable modem is a …

This paper considers a range of issues affecting Japan's contemporary economic well-being. Japan has continued toward … idiosyncrasy of Japan's economic performance. The decoupling of growth and deflation is explained primarily by the ongoing …'s share of GDP will also continue to decline presents inadequate aggregate demand as a major constraint on growth and Japan …

driving consolidation and provide greater insight to policy makers seeking to improve the performance of the defense industry …Conventional wisdom holds that defense industry consolidation resulted from decreased defense spending. However, we … maintain that understanding dynamic changes in key defense institutions helps provide a more complete explanation for observed …

prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003. The policy debate has … impact on beneficiaries’ life expectancy, health status, and health-related behaviors. The policy came into effect in January … 2006; therefore, no post-policy data are available yet. This paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of the demand for …