RIETI - Discussion Papers (Japanese)

Discussion Papers (Japanese)

Discussion Papers are posted on the RIETI website to provide policymakers, business leaders and the general public with the latest in theoretical and policy research.

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October 2019 19-J-058

Uncertainty in Long-Term Economic Forecasts
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)
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October 2019 19-J-057

Are Consumer Confidence Index and Asset Value Predication affected by the Number of Daylight hours?: Examination of the SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Hypothesis
- SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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October 2019 19-J-055

Monetary policy in Japan: A review of the Heisei Period
- TAKAHASHI Wataru (Osaka University of Economics)
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October 2019 19-J-054

Why Do We Observe a Regional Balassa-Samuelson Effect?
- TOKUI Joji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 2019 19-J-053

An increase of welfare and a decrease in taxi demand: why have wages of taxi drivers been stagnant for decades in Japan?
- HASHIMOTO Yuki (Fellow, RIETI) / KOMAE Kazutomo (University of Tokyo)
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September 2019 19-J-052

How does firm heterogeneity affect gender disparity in earnings: How does women's selection of their employers affect the present and future gender disparity in earrings?
- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)
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September 2019 19-J-051

The effect of management practices on the performance of bus companies
- KAWASAKI Kazuyasu (Chuo University) / INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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September 2019 19-J-050

Outside Directors (Auditors) Affiliated through Interlocking Shareholding and Firm Value
- XU Peng (Hosei University) / TAKAHASHI Hidetomo (Hosei University) / TANAKA Wataru (University of Tokyo)
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August 2019 19-J-049

Management Practices and Labor Productivity in Intensive Care Homes for the Elderly
- INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KAWASAKI Kazuyasu (Chuo University) / ITO Yukiko (Tsudajuku University) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MANO Toshiki (Chuo University)
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August 2019 19-J-046

Price Competition vs. Quality Competition: Evidence from a Survey
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)
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