There is a very large literature that examines the relationship between health and income. Two main hypotheses have been investigated: the relative income hypothesis and the absolute income hypothesis. Most of previous studies that used mortality data have been criticized for estimating an...

The aim of this study is to examine the manner in which a Japanese medical regulation affects equity in health care within an economic framework. The regulation is termed “the ban on mixed treatment.” Mixed treatment is the mixed use of treatments covered by public health insurance as well...

NATO’s ISAF is entering a critical phase. The arrival of the Obama Administration and the crafting of the AFPAK strategy affords the NATO mission in Afghanistan four vital new departures: a balanced regional strategy that considers Afghanistan and Pakistan; a more coherent overall strategy, an...

米軍飛行場周辺に居住する住民から、数次にわたり基地騒音訴訟が提起されている。本稿は、 損害賠償請求（過去分）を検討する過程において論点となる飛行場の「公共性」の評価と「危...

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We investigate the financial resources used by small businesses in Japan during the period of recovery from a severe recession. Unlike large listed firms, small businesses cannot easily issue commercial debt or equity. Therefore, small businesses largely depend on trade credit and bank loans....

Standard discrete choice models correspond to 'partial' utility maximization in which the controlled total is determined exogenously; typically, consumers are assumed to demand at most one unit. The purpose of this paper is to formulate a model in which discrete choice models are incorporated...