This paper argues that mainstream economics does not follow the positivist research tradition it (often implicitly …) claims to follow and expresses some serious doubt that econometrics in particular can make economics a hard science …. Mathematical rigour and sophisticated statistical techniques may be regarded as persuasive analytical tools in economics, but their …

recently that the term “sustainability economics” was used explicitly in the ecological, environmental, and resource economics … community. Yet, the contributions that use the term “sustainability economics” do not refer to any explicit definition of the … institutional background. The question thus arises: What is “sustainability economics”? In this essay, we make an attempt at …

This regional study includes the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia and examines …

relations with Japan, and the tenth in the world. At that time just 14 countries had this kind of links with Japan. The Japanese …

Japan's case, and to give a literary examination of that kind of thoughts in modern economics and theory of public finance …. Design/methodology/approach – Compares neo-institutional economics and fiscal sociology about the role of a government, using … recent fiscal data of developed countries. Findings – For neo-institutional economics it is difficult to explain “welfare …

We analyze the role of fiscal policy in the recent slowdown in Japan. A dynamic general equilibrium model is developed …

promotion of FTAs need to be resolved. Some of the features in realising FTAs are: Strong political leadership which keeps Japan … importance of Asia for Japan, and education and advocacy. …