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Volume 16, issue 7, 2020

Empirical Analysis on Understanding of Financial Products pp. 1-25

Hiroshi Fujiki

Japanese Asset Formation and Financial Literacy pp. 1-19

Shizuka Sekita

Design of an Institutional Framework for Asset Formation by the Japanese People and the “Fiduciary Duty” of Financial Business Operators pp. 1-26

Nobuko Matsumoto

Allocative Efficiency of Capital across Japanese Firms pp. 1-22

Kenichi Ueda and Khaliun Dovchinsuren

Legislation on the protection of elderly investors in the United States -Recent efforts by the U.S. federal legal system pp. 1-20

Yoko Manzawa

Volume 16, issue 6, 2020

Building an Administrative Database of Children pp. 1-20

Shun-ichiro Bessho, Haruko Noguchi, Ryuichi Tanaka, Koichi Ushijima and Akira Kawamura

School Quality and Residential Property Values: A Review of Recent Developments and Applications pp. 1-23

Michio Naoi

Relationship between School Attendance Support and Academic Performance:An Analysis of Panel Data from Adachi Ward pp. 1-22

Haruko Noguchi, Shun-ichiro Bessho, Koichi Ushijima, Akira Kawamura and Ryuichi Tanaka

Accountability in Education and Recognition of Bullying: An Analysis of Municipality-Level Data in Tokyo pp. 1-26

Ryuichi Tanaka, Shun-ichiro Bessho and Atsuyoshi Morozumi

Volume 16, issue 5, 2020

Procedural and Normative Competition between the WTO’s Dispute Settlement and the Investor-State Arbitration: Focusing on the National Treatment Principle pp. 1-23

Tomoko Yamashita

Various Aspects of Treaty Frameworks Related to Free Trade in the Modern International Community Dynamism of Trade Liberalization Negotiations: —Interaction between Multilateral, Plurilateral, Bilateral and Regional Liberalizations— pp. 1-20

Junji Nakagawa

The Evolution of Investment Liberalization under the recent Investment Treaties pp. 1-19

Takamichi Inose

Possibility of Developing and Expanding the Regulation of Subsidies through Free Trade Agreements (FTAs): ―Analysis Focusing on a Trend in FTAs Concluded by the EU― pp. 1-33

Takemasa Sekine

Dynamics Between Multilateralism and Regionalism in Relation to Trade Liberalization and Culture pp. 1-15

Satoshi Kodera

Can We Secure Consistency Between Rules of Origin and Measures to Prevent Circumvention of Anti-Dumping Measures Under the WTO Framework? -With Special Focus on the Recent Administrative and Judicial Trends in the U.S.- pp. 1-24

Tomohiko Kobayashi

Data Localization Measures and International Economic Law:How Do WTO and TPP/CPTPP Disciplines Apply to These Measures? pp. 1-29

Yoshinori Abe

FTAs in WTO Dispute Settlement pp. 1-18

Kenta Hirami

Current State of Diversity and Complexity of Preferential Rules of Origin and Moves toward Convergence: —Role of Multilateral Frameworks in Simplification of Preferential Rules of Origin— pp. 1-39

Jitsuya Hasegawa

Characteristics of the Process for Securing Compliance with Labour and Environmental Provisions Included in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) pp. 1-34

Kohei Akiyama

The Function of Dispute settlement Systems under Bilateral or Regional Agreements to Complement the WTO’s Dispute Settlement System and the Reform of the Dispute Settlement System -Focusing on Disputes Related to Environmental Matters, Including Renewable Energy- pp. 1-34

Junko Suetomi

Volume 16, issue 4, 2020

The Latest in Fintech in Japan pp. 1-37

Masayori Shoji

AI/Fintech and Asset Management Businesses pp. 1-28

Yasuyuki Kato

FinTech Trends in the United States: Implications for Household Finance pp. 1-32

Ross Hikida and Jason Perry

The Macroeconomic Effects of Fintech pp. 1-19

Naoyuki Yoshino and Sahoko Kaji

An Overview of Online Alternative Finance pp. 1-19

Masahiro Fukuhara

Volume 16, issue 3, 2020

Politics under Xi Jinping: Centralization and its Implications pp. 1-21

Kazuko Kozima

Typology of Chinese Market Economy and Trade Rules:A Case of Competitive Neutrality of State-Owned Enterprises pp. 1-14

Mariko Watanabe

China’s Unfinished Ownership Reform: Privatization and a Fair and Competitive Environment Remain to be Achieved pp. 1-26

Chi Hung Kwan

The Financial Situation in China: Issues and Challenges pp. 1-29

Naito Jiro

Volume 16, issue 2, 2020

Factors driving International Capital Flows and the Change after the Global Financial Crisis pp. 163-196

Masahiro Inoguchi

Deciding Factors in the Return on Foreign Direct Investment: ―A Comparison between Japan and the United States― pp. 197-222

Sanae Ohno and Yui Suzuki

Japanese Companies’ Overseas Business Expansion and Impacts of Changes in Exchange Rate pp. 223-248

Eiji Ogawa, Naoki Shinada and Masakazu Sato

Volume 16, issue 1, 2020

Production Networks and Unbundling: Reformulating the Conceptual Framework in Theory, Empirics, and Policy Discussion pp. 1-16

Fukunari Kimura

Expansion and Deepening of Production Networks pp. 17-46

Ayako Obashi

Production Networks and Less Developed ASEAN Countries’ Export Growth pp. 47-72

Misa Okabe

Production Networks and “The Great Convergence” pp. 73-94

Tadashi Ito

Production Networks and Technology Transfer: ―Empirical Analysis Based on Survey Data for Companies in Southeast Asia― pp. 95-120

Yasushi Ueki

Production Networks and Utilization of Free Trade Agreements by Japanese Subsidiaries in ASEAN pp. 121-134

Kazunobu Hayakawa

Further Development of International Production Networks and Job Reallocation in Japan pp. 135-162

Mitsuyo Ando

Volume 15, issue 2, 2019

Fiscal Bargaining and the Implicit Fiscal Constitutions of Liberal Democracies: A Public Choice Perspective pp. 175-198

Roger Congleton

American Democracy and the Problem of Fiscal Deficits pp. 199-216

Richard E. Wagner

Volume 15, issue 1, 2019

The Effects of Japan’s Unconventional Monetary Policy on Asian Stock Markets pp. 1-20

Shin-ichi Fukuda

Effects of Financialization of Energy Markets on International Capital Flows in Emerging Economies pp. 21-34

Tokuo Iwaisako and Huan Li

Crude Oil Prices, Capital Flows, and Emerging Economies pp. 35-68

Kentaro Iwatsubo and Satoru Ogasawara

The Malaysian Economy after the Global Financial Crisis: International Capital Flows, Exchange Rates, and Policy Responses pp. 69-98

So Umezaki

International Capital Flows and Vulnerabilities of the Indonesian Economy pp. 99-120

Miki Hamada

China’s Economic Growth and International Capital Flows pp. 121-150

Qing-yuan Sui

Spillover Effects of Asian Financial Markets on the Global Markets pp. 151-174

Mariko Tanaka and Shin-ichi Fukuda

Volume 14, issue 5, 2018

Quantity and Quality Measures of Financial Development: Implications for Macroeconomic Performance pp. 803-834

Hiro Ito and Masahiro Kawai

Integration of Financial Markets in Japan and Asia —Financial Deepening in Asia due to Japanese Banks’ Entry— pp. 835-870

Mitsuru Yaguchi, Ayako Yamaguchi and Koji Sakuma

Issues Facing Renminbi Internationalization: Observations from Chinese,regional and global perspectives pp. 871-900

Chi Hung Kwan

ASEAN FINANCIAL INTEGRATION: OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS,AND CHALLENGES pp. 901-924

Aladdin D Rillo

Infrastructure Investment and Finance in Asia pp. 925-954

Toshiro Nishizawa

Development of Asian Bond Markets and Challenges: Keys to Market Expansion pp. 955-1000

Satoshi Shimizu

Quest for Financial Stability in East Asia: Establishment of an Independent Surveillance Unit “AMRO” and Its Future Challenges pp. 1001-1024

Akkharaphol Chabchitrchaidol, Satoshi Nakagawa and Yoichi Nemoto

Volume 14, issue 4, 2018

Macro-model analysis of Japan’s economic and fiscal conditions: Analysis by the Office of Econometric Analysis for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance pp. 527-540

Takahide Koike, Katsuyuki Hasegawa, Takeshi Kogawa, Daisuke Ishikawa and Daizo Kojima

Japan’s Long-Term Care Cost Projections: Comparison with the European Commission Ageing Report pp. 541-562

Seika Akemura and Daizo Kojima

What Causes Errors in Projections of Medical and Long-term Care Expenses? pp. 563-584

Yuki Demizu, Daizo Kojima and Takahide Koike

The Effects of Capital Taxation Using Dynamic Macro-Econometric Model of the Japanese Economy ―Simulation Analysis Including Households without Financial Assets― pp. 585-612

Daisuke Ishikawa, Dun-Yen Wang and Masahiko Nakazawa

Policy Simulation of Government Expenditure and Taxation Based on the DSGE Model pp. 613-640

Go Kotera and Saisuke Sakai

Accuracy and speed of the solution methods for sovereign default models: The stable performance of the Tauchen method and cubic spline interpolation pp. 641-662

Takefumi Yamazaki

Japan’s Inequality and Redistribution: The Perspectives of Human Capital and Taxation/Social Insurance pp. 663-690

Masakazu Kumakura and Daizo Kojima

The Saving Behavior of Elderly People in Japan: Analysis Based on Micro-Data from the National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure pp. 691-730

Masahiko Nakazawa, Kazuaki Kikuta and Yasutaka Yoneta

Estimation of Inheritance Taxation Using Micro Data from the National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure pp. 731-764

Shun Hioki

The Discrepancy Between the Household Saving Rates in Micro and Macro Statistics: An Adjustment Method pp. 765-776

Takashi Unayama and Yasutaka Yoneta

Decomposition Approach on Changes in Redistributive Effects of Taxes and Social Insurance Premiums pp. 777-802

Taro Ohno, Takahiro Kodama and Ryutaro Matsumoto

Volume 14, issue 3, 2018

Companies’ Financial Surpluses and Cash/Deposit Holdings pp. 369-396

Shin-ichi Fukuda

Corporate Financial Surpluses and Allocation of Internal Cash Flow in Japan: Microdata Analysis by Enterprise Size Based on Financial Statements Statistics of Corporations by Industry pp. 397-432

Jun-Ichi Nakamura

Analyzing Determinants of Corporate Investment Behavior: Progress in Investment Diversification and Roles of Internal Funds pp. 433-460

Masaharu Hanazaki and Tetsuya Hada

Geographical Distribution of Firm Structure and Capital Investment: Cases of Major Japanese Exporters pp. 461-488

Satoshi Koibuchi and Mizuki Goto

Entrepreneurship and capital investment: another explanation for the slump in capital investment under deflation pp. 489-510

Shin-ichi Fukuda, Munehisa Kasuya and Masayuki Keida

Firms’ Liquidity Assets and Workers’ Claims pp. 511-526

Mariko Tanaka

Volume 14, issue 2, 2018

What needs to be done of personal income tax of Japan? A perspective for reform under deflation and aging population pp. 217-244

Eiji Tajika and Hiroyuki Yashio

National Burden and Economic Inequality: Micro-Simulation Analysis pp. 245-266

Masumi Kawade

Women fs Labor Supply and Taxation?Analysis of the Current Situation Using Data? pp. 267-300

Izumi Yokoyama and Naomi Kodama

New Developments in Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Income Tax Policy ?How to Address Income Shifting from Labor to Capital Income Tax Base? pp. 301-324

Eiji Tajika and Hiroyuki Yashio

Corporate Tax Incidence: Is Labor Bearing the Burden of Corporate Tax? pp. 325-346

Masaki Hotei

Regional Inequality in Fiscal Capacity and Allocation of Tax Sources: Do Local Allocation Taxes Correct the Inequality? pp. 347-368

Takeshi Miyazaki

Volume 14, issue 1, 2018

The Analysis on Disparities of Fertility Rate of Japanese Municipalities pp. 1-24

Hisakazu Kato

Population Decline, Employment and Prosperity: Setting the Conditions for Quality Job Creation in All Regions of Japan pp. 25-52

Sylvain Giguere

Study on Optimal Location of Long-term Care Facilities?Under the Conditions of a Depopulating and Super-aging Society, with Use of GIS (geographical information system) Data: A case example of Niigata City pp. 53-80

Kazumasa Oguro and Keisuke Hirakata

Estimates of the Future Number of Companies by Region pp. 81-114

Yoshiaki Murakami, Naomi Kodama and Yoshio Higuchi

Development of a Method for Analyzing the Regional Economic Cycle and Case Study ?a New Method for Analyzing Regional Economies in Regional Revitalization? pp. 115-152

Kiyoshi Yamasaki, Akiho Sahara and Katsuya Yamada

Key Factors in Determining Internal Migration to Rural Areas and Its Promoting Measures ? A Case Study of Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture pp. 153-176

Young-Jun Lee and Hiroaki Sugiura

Aging of Large Cities and Medical and Nursing Care Issues: Estimate of Future Numbers of Doctors and Hospital Beds and Future Facility Capacity Based on Trend Data pp. 177-216

Tai Takahashi, Teppei Watanabe and Ryohei Kato