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prototypical New Keynesian model fit to Japanese data exhibits orthodox dynamics during Japan's episode with zero interest rates …. We then demonstrate that this specification is more consistent with outcomes in Japan than alternative specifications …
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Using data from Germany, Japan, UK, and the U.S., we explore possible threshold cointegration in nominal short- and …
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We show in a public goods experiment on three continents that conditional cooperation is a universal behavioral regularity. Yet, the number of conditional cooperators and the extent of conditional cooperation are much higher in the U.S.A. than anywhere else.
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This paper investigates how monetary policy can help to avoid the liquidity trap by studying the experience of Japan …. First, I analyze how the Bank of Japan conducted interest rate policy over the 1990s as the economy entered a deflationary …
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why large negative output gaps in Japan during the period 1998-2002 did not lead to accelerating deflation, but instead …
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-linear VAR with threshold cointegration based on data from Germany, Japan, UK, and the U.S. Following a traditional comparative …
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This paper focuses on the increase in slack costs due to municipality amalgamation, which is pushed forward in several countries to achieve economies of scale. Employing the stochastic frontier cost function to estimate the inefficiency of local public expenditure due to slack, this study...
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This study considers the discretionary premium-setting behavior of municipalities in the Japanese system of long-term care insurance (LTCI). Although, the LTCI system is managed by the municipality, but the financial system is controlled by national health insurers, and the municipality seems to...
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In Japan, there is a shortage of long-term care facilities for the elderly and families are having difficulty … supporting the elderly at home. Thus, the elderly in Japan often want to move to municipalities that have a greater availability …'s welfare migration patterns in Japan. The analysis was performed by calculating net migration data by gender and age group …
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