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Neururer, Thaddeus - 2023

In this paper, I investigate how variance risk premiums change as firms age. Negative variance risk premiums represent profits that, on average, accrue to traders willing to sell option protection to other investors. Although typical risk measures decrease as firms age, my results suggest that...

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The Ethics of Tax Evasion : A Survey of Japanese Opinion

McGee, Robert W.; Wei, Wei - 2023

This paper reports on the views of business students in Fukuoka, Japan. A survey was conducted asking them to give …

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Changes in the Reservation Wage During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan

Kazekami, Sachiko - 2023

Japan. The effects of occupational characteristics, municipal fear of infection risk, local labor market tightness and …

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Sustainability and Credit Spreads in Japan

Okimoto, Tatsuyoshi; Takaoka, Sumiko - 2023

Does the market value the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of firms in corporate bond credit spreads? In this study, we construct the firm-level corporate bond credit spread based on the ‘bottom-up’ approach and examine the relationship between corporate ESG...

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When Banks Become Pure Creditors : The Effects of Declining Shareholding by Japanese Banks on Bank Lending and Firms’ Risk-Taking

Ono, Arito; Suzuki, Katsushi; Uesugi, Iichiro - 2023

’ risk-taking, utilizing a regulatory change in Japan relating to banks’ shareholding as an instrument. We find that an …

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Corporate Governance, Outside Directors and Firm Performance : Evidence from Japan

Mitsudome, Toshi - 2023

This paper investigates why corporations hire outside board of directors and how the outside directors affect firm performance. I use a sample of large Japanese corporations to test my hypotheses. Using a sample of 173 unique firms during the 2011-2021 period, I find that firms on average...

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Measuring the Efficiency of Securities Firms in Japan

Harimaya, Kozo; Okuyama, Eiji - 2023

Since Japan’s recent financial liberalization, online securities transactions have grown rapidly and changes have been …

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Understanding Tokyo's Land Use : The Power of Microspaces

McReynolds, Joseph - 2023

rebuilt from scratch after wartime devastation, and its land use is deeply shaped by that history. As for regulation, Japan …

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Moving Average's Role as a Psychological Barrier : Evidence from International Stock Markets

Li, Yuanpeng; Luo, Yan; Xiao, Zhiguo - 2023

We show that the moving averages (MAs) of stock market indices act as psychological barriers and affect investors' trading. Market indices do not move continuously near their MAs, especially in markets dominated by unsophisticated investors. Utilizing international markets data, we show that the...

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Bangladesh’s Learning from Corporate Governance in Japan

Noman, Shiblee; Islam, Sheikh Rashid Bin - 2023

This paper attempts to investigate the practice of corporate governance in Japan since it has largely contributed to … the country’s financial management. That, in turn, led to the unprecedented economic boom of Japan. The practice and … objective of corporate governance have got a different momentum in Japan despite its origin from the firm’s Anglo …

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