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本稿は2007年10月18日（木）、19日（金）に米国のIRSおよびSSAにてThomas E. Steven氏（IRS, International Visitors Program担当課長）、Alan Plumley氏（IRS調査・分析・統計部局のTechinical Adviser）、Eli Donkar氏（SSA, Deputy Chief Actuary）、Alan...

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Economists unanimously agree that economic agents’ expectations are crucially important in determining macroeconomic outcomes. However, mainstream macroeconomists usually simply assume that expectations are rational, leaving unexamined the fundamental question whether individual agents’...

Although earlier studies have demonstrated an association between perceived neighborhood characteristics and self-rated health, these studies did not control for the psychological characteristics of participants, an important consideration when using self-reported data. In this study, we...

Following the introduction of the long-term care insurance scheme and deregulation of the market for at-home care services, Japan experienced a substantial increase in expenditure on care for the elderly. Using household-level survey data, we empirically examine whether the increase in care...