Bio-fuelization of herbaceous lignocelluloses through a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process (SSF) and photocatalytic reforming (photo-Reform) was examined. The SSF of the alkali-pretreated bamboo, rice straw, and silvergrass was performed in an acetate buffer (pH 5.0) using...

This paper shows that increased factor mobility might cause the ``race to the top'' in setting the minimum wage, contrary to what other studies have suggested. By focusing on geographical labor mobility, we propose a minimum wage competition model and show that minimum wage rates may increase...

Under capital tax competition, surprisingly, Ogawa and Wildasin (2009, American Economic Review, 99(4), 1206-1217) find that uncoordinated policymaking leads to a first-best outcome even in the presence of transboundary pollution.However, I show that if the level of environmental regulation is...

I analyze the effect of minimum wage hikes on housing rents, which is illuminating in understanding the desirability of minimum wages for two reasons. First, if the minimum wage increases housing rents, it unintentionally benefits homeowners rather than workers. Second, the rent is a sufficient...

I document that being bullied at school is strongly associated with the support for redistribution in adulthood. Using unique Japanese survey data, I estimate that being bullied at school increases the support for redistribution in adulthood by around 5-7 percentage points. I carefully examine...