Japanese industries have struggled with stagnation after the collapse of bubble economy in the early 1990s, leading to overseas business expansion. This study examines Japanese general contractors' overseas operations over the post-bubble period. The result shows that general contractors facing...

The terminology of renewable resource management spans not only prototype harvesting problems but also various new types such as invasive species problems. In all of these problems, process uncertainty of stock growth associated with environmental variability is one of the critical factors that...

This paper studies a long-run relationship between the labor force participation rate and the unemployment rate in Japan. By using cointegration analysis, we demonstrate that there exists a long-run relationship between the two variables for male workers but not for female workers. Furthermore,...

We present a theoretical framework for investigating the effect of the Japanese government-regulated medical fee schedule, 'Shinryo-Houshu-Seido,' on the behavior of medical providers. We also discuss the optimal rule of this fee schedule for the regulator, taking into account information...

The recent trend of product diversification in the Indonesian banking industry underscores the importance of non-interest income activities. This study examines the relationship between product diversification and bank risk over the period of 2002-2008. Our analysis shows clear evidence that the...

This paper estimates household vulnerability to poverty using the data of households in Cambodia. In particular, we classify the poor into two main groups, the chronic poor and the transient poor, based on two measures, poverty incidence and vulnerability. The results suggest that, at the...

This article studies a long-run relationship between the labour-force participation rate and the unemployment rate in Japan. By using cointegration analysis, we demonstrate that there exists a long-run relationship between the two variables for male workers but not for female workers....

This study presents a theoretical framework for examining the effect of the Japanese government-regulated medical price schedule, ‘Shinryo-Houshu-Seido,’ on the behavior of medical providers. In particular, we discuss the optimal rule of this price schedule for the regulator, taking into...

The recent trend of product diversification in the Indonesian banking industry underscores the importance of non-interest income activities. This study examines the relationship between product diversification and bank risk over the period of 2002–2008. Our analysis shows clear evidence that...