This paper analyzes the effects of the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on land prices in Japan. The nuclear accident, precipitated by a March 11, 2011 earthquake and accompanying tsunami, released radioactive material that caused unprecedented damage to infrastructure and...

This study analyzes the role of education in the outcomes of the reform of the Japanese annual health checkup program. In April 2008, the annual checkup was redesigned to address concerns about metabolic syndrome. As the checkup is mandatory only for salaried workers, their participation rate is...

This paper investigates the heterogeneous effects of changes in instructional time on student achievement due to differences in instructional quality, using student test scores and data on teachers and schools from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), as well as a...