Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

1987 - 2025

Current editor(s): Takeo Hoshi

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Volume 38, issue C, 2015

Monetary policy and the yield curve at zero interest pp. 1-12

Hibiki Ichiue and Yoichi Ueno

Fiscal limits and sovereign default risk in Japan pp. 13-30

Hideaki Matsuoka

The impact of trade preferences on multilateral tariff cuts: Evidence for Japan pp. 31-51

Tobias Ketterer, Daniel Bernhofen and Chris Milner

Fertility and maternal labor supply in Japan: Conflicting policy goals? pp. 52-72

Andrew Griffen, Makiko Nakamuro and Tomohiko Inui

The roles of closure and selloff in corporate restructuring pp. 73-92

Tatsuo Ushijima and Akie Iriyama

Multinational exposure, export variety and price: Evidence from Chinese electronics exporters pp. 93-110

Chih-Hai Yang and Meng-Wen Tsou

Pension reform and individual retirement accounts in Japan pp. 111-126

Sagiri Kitao

Inter-industry labor reallocation and task distance pp. 127-147

Ayako Kondo and Saori Naganuma

Evaluating the performance of futures hedging using multivariate realized volatility pp. 148-171

Masato Ubukata and Toshiaki Watanabe

Childcare availability, household structure, and maternal employment pp. 172-192

Yukiko Asai, Ryo Kambayashi and Shintaro Yamaguchi

Internal labor markets and gender inequality: Evidence from Japanese micro data, 1990–2009 pp. 193-213

Akira Kawaguchi

Foreign exchange market intervention and price discovery pp. 214-227

Yu-Lun Chen and Yin-Feng Gau

Which is worse for your long-term health, a white-collar or a blue-collar job? pp. 228-243

Shinya Kajitani

Firm-level impacts of natural disasters on production networks: Evidence from a flood in Thailand pp. 244-259

Kazunobu Hayakawa, Toshiyuki Matsuura and Fumihiro Okubo

The Japanese labour market during the global financial crisis and the role of non-standard work: A micro perspective pp. 260-281

Alexander Hijzen, Ryo Kambayashi, Hiroshi Teruyama and Yuji Genda

Platform selection by software developers: Theory and evidence pp. 282-303

Masayoshi Maruyama, David Flath, Kazumitsu Minamikawa, Kenichi Ohkita and Yusuke Zennyo

Volume 37, issue C, 2015

Abenomics: Why was it so successful in changing market expectations? pp. 1-20

Shin-ichi Fukuda

An equilibrium foundation of the Soros chart pp. 21-42

Takashi Kano and Hiroshi Morita

Time varying pass-through: Will the yen depreciation help Japan hit the inflation target? pp. 43-58

Etsuro Shioji

Policy regime change against chronic deflation? Policy option under a long-term liquidity trap pp. 59-81

Ippei Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Nakazono and Kozo Ueda

The growth strategy of Abenomics and fiscal consolidation pp. 82-99

Kensuke Miyazawa and Junji Yamada

The educational upgrading of Japanese youth, 1982–2007: Are all Japanese youth ready for structural reforms? pp. 100-126

Yoichi Arai, Hidehiko Ichimura and Daiji Kawaguchi

Volume 36, issue C, 2015

Does downsizing take a toll on retained staff? An analysis of increased working hours in the early 2000s in Japan pp. 1-24

Yuji Genda, Sachiko Kuroda and Souichi Ohta

Estimating a DSGE model for Japan in a data-rich environment pp. 25-55

Hirokuni Iiboshi, Tatsuyoshi Matsumae, Ryoichi Namba and Shin-Ichi Nishiyama

Laffer curves in Japan pp. 56-72

Kengo Nutahara

Human capital and growth in Japan: Converging to the steady state in a 1% world pp. 73-89

Theodore Breton

Japanese government and utilitarian behavior pp. 90-107

Tomoya Tajika

Volume 35, issue C, 2015

The effect of coresidence on parental health in Japan pp. 1-22

Shiko Maruyama

Intraday return and volatility spillover mechanism from Chinese to Japanese stock market pp. 23-42

Yusaku Nishimura, Yoshiro Tsutsui and Kenjiro Hirayama

Japan’s exorbitant privilege pp. 43-61

Kenneth Rogoff and Takeshi Tashiro

Strategic interaction between inter vivos gifts and housing acquisition pp. 62-77

Norifumi Yukutake, Shinichiro Iwata and Takako Idee

The determinants of capital intensity in Japan and the US pp. 78-98

Dario Judzik and Hector Sala

Inspection, testing errors and trade in tainted products pp. 99-116

Jean-Marie Viaene and Laixun Zhao

Volume 34, issue C, 2014

The price disparity analysis revisited: An application to pork imports in Japan pp. 1-23

Kazuki Onji

Agglomeration effects of inter-firm backward and forward linkages: Evidence from Japanese manufacturing investment in China pp. 24-41

Nobuaki Yamashita, Toshiyuki Matsuura and Kentaro Nakajima

Choosing multiple offshoring strategies: Determinants and complementarity pp. 42-57

Janghee Cho, Hyunbae Chun and Jung Hur

Cross-border mergers with flexible policy regime: The role of efficiency and market size pp. 58-70

Mahelet Fikru and Sajal Lahiri

Performance-pay and the gender wage gap in Japan pp. 71-88

Hui-Yu Chiang and Fumio Ohtake

Are Japanese short sellers information detectives? pp. 89-97

Bong-Soo Lee and Kwangsoo Ko

Can formal elderly care stimulate female labor supply? The Japanese experience pp. 98-115

Shinya Sugawara and Jiro Nakamura

Real-time GDP forecasting for Japan: A dynamic factor model approach pp. 116-134

Satoshi Urasawa

What explains the recent fluctuations in Japan’s output? A structural factor analysis of Japan’s industrial production pp. 135-153

Yusuke Kumano, Ichiro Muto and Akihiro Nakano

Revenue versus incentive: Theory and empirical analysis of franchise royalties pp. 154-161

Masayoshi Maruyama and Yu Yamashita

Intensive margins, extensive margins, and spousal allowances in the Japanese system of personal income taxes: A discrete choice analysis pp. 162-178

Shun-ichiro Bessho and Masayoshi Hayashi

Estimating the effects of pronatal policies on residential choice and fertility pp. 179-200

Ryo Nakajima and Ryuichi Tanaka

Why do commercial banks hold government bonds? The case of Japan pp. 201-216

Kazuo Ogawa and Kentaro Imai

What caused Japan’s Great Stagnation in the 1990s? Evidence from an estimated DSGE model pp. 217-235

Sohei Kaihatsu and Takushi Kurozumi

Effects of presidents’ characteristics on internationalization of small and medium firms in Japan pp. 236-255

Yasuyuki Todo and Hitoshi Sato

Do Chinese and Korean products compete in the Japanese market? An investigation of machinery exports pp. 256-271

SaangJoon Baak

Employment protection and incentives: Severance pay vs. procedural inconvenience pp. 272-290

Kyota Eguchi

Procrastinators and hyperbolic discounters: Transition probabilities of moving from temporary into regular employment pp. 291-314

Sun Youn Lee and Fumio Ohtake

Corporate governance and the cost of public debt financing: Evidence from Japan pp. 315-335

Takanori Tanaka

The impact of firm-provided training on productivity, wages, and transition to regular employment for workers in flexible arrangements pp. 336-359

Hiromi Hara