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Happiness in Japan in Times of Upheaval: Empirical Evidence from the National Survey on Lifestyle Preferences
Tiefenbach, Tim; Kohlbacher, Florian - In: Journal of Happiness Studies 16 (2015) 2, pp. 333-366
analyze the happiness effects of the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11. Overall, our results confirm the …
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Introduction
Grossman, Richard S. - Princeton University Press
the past two centuries in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia. Grossman focuses on four major …
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Causal ascriptions and perceived learning from entrepreneurial failure
Yamakawa, Yasuhiro; Cardon, Melissa - In: Small Business Economics 44 (2015) 4, pp. 797-820
We examine how failure ascriptions (how the core causal characteristics of a failure are identified) impact perceptions of learning, defined here as the ability to transfer knowledge from a failed venture to a subsequently started new venture. Our findings are consistent with prior work in that...
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Gender Equity, Opportunity Costs of Parenthood, and Educational Differences in Unintended First Births: Insights from Japan
Raymo, James; Musick, Kelly; Iwasawa, Miho - In: Population Research and Policy Review 34 (2015) 2, pp. 179-199
We examine educational differences in the intendedness of first births in Japan using data from a nationally … positive educational gradient in Japan. Net of basic demographic controls, university graduates are more likely than less … costs of motherhood in countries such as Japan where growing opportunities for women in employment and other domains of …
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The Effects of Multiple Green Factors on Condominium Prices
Yoshida, Jiro; Sugiura, Ayako - In: The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics 50 (2015) 3, pp. 412-437
This paper analyzes the transaction prices of green buildings assessed on the basis of multiple green factors. Our theoretical model demonstrates that the initial green premium can be negative but becomes positive as the building ages if a green building has a higher life-cycle cost and a longer...
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Economic Development and Business Groups in Asia: Japan’s Experience and Implications
Nakamura, Masao - In: International Advances in Economic Research 21 (2015) 1, pp. 81-103
developed economies and the economies of developing economies. While such groups (called zaibatsu in Japan) are thought to have … provided coordination for big push growth successfully in pre-second-world-war Japan after a state-run big push failed, it is …
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The Path to Higher Growth; Does Revamping Japan’s Dual Labor Market Matter?
Aoyagi, Chie; Ganelli, Giovanni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper argues that Japan’s excessive labor market duality can reduce Total Factor Productivity (TFP) due to a … employment protection between regular and non-regular workers would substantially reduce labor market duality in Japan. One …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242174
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Shock from Graying; Is the Demographic Shift Weakening Monetary Policy Effectiveness
Imam, Patrick A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
effectiveness may moderate in graying societies. It then uses Bayesian estimation techniques for the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K., and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242214
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Territorial vs. Worldwide Corporate Taxation; Implications for Developing Countries
Matheson, Thornton; Perry, Victoria J.; Veung, Chandara - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Global investment patterns mean that effective taxation of foreign investors is of increasing importance to the economies of lower income countries. It is thus of considerable concern that the historical framework for cross-border income tax arrangements is not always well suited to allow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242225
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How Inclusive Is Abenomics?
Aoyagi, Chie; Ganelli, Giovanni; Murayama, Kentaro - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
We assess the ongoing reform efforts in Japan in terms of inclusive growth. We use prefectural level panel data to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242353