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Japan is famous for its earthquakes. To examine effects of earthquake risk on quality of life of households, we estimate the quality of life index (QOLI) considering earthquake occurrence probability, and examine the regional differences of the QOLI among Japanese cities. We first estimate the...
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The existing literature has shown that increases in housing wealth, driven by unexpected house price shocks, have a positive effect on birth rates of homeowners. According the canonical model, a decrease in housing wealth has a symmetric negative impact on fertility behavior of households. That...
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