Perception of the business cycle can differ among firms, which has been confirmed by extensive survey data. The question we want to answer in this paper is "What causes differences in business cycle perception?" by utilizing a newly designed questionnaire. Specifically, we match properties...

This paper investigates an anisotropy of the adiabatic relaxation time T <Subscript>2</Subscript>′ for single crystalline bcc <Superscript>3</Superscript>He. No difference in the calculation of T <Subscript>1</Subscript>(0) was revealed between the nearest-neighbor anti-ferromagnetic Heisenberg model and the multiple exchange model. However, we may distinguish...</subscript></superscript></subscript>

In preceding chapters of this book, we have seen how to define service industries and have reviewed how the Japanese economy shifted toward a service economy. While we can say that the service sector is not as extensive in Japan as in the United States or in Britain, it has been shown that the...

This paper studies the empirical relationship between structural change and economic growth. Using long-term SNA data, by industry, we find a significantly positive relation between structural change and the growth rate for Japan and (West)Germany. Although such a relationship is not present for...