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Superstatistics of Labour Productivity in Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing Sectors

Ikeda, Yuichi; Fujiwara, Yoshi; Aoyama, Hideaki; … - 2008

Labour productivity distribution (dispersion) is studied both theoretically and empirically. Superstatistics is presented as a natural theoretical framework for productivity. The demand index ê is proposed within this framework as a new business index. Japanese productivity data covering...

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Structure and Temporal Change of Credit Network between Banks and Large Firms in Japan

Fujiwara, Yoshi; Aoyama, Hideaki; Ikeda, Yuichi; … - 2009

Credit relationships between commercial banks and quoted firms are studied for the structure and its temporal change from the year 1980 to 2005. At each year, the credit network is regarded as a weighted bipartite graph where edges correspond to the relationships and weights refer to the amounts...

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Distribution of Labour Productivity in Japan over the Period 1996--2006

Souma, Wataru; Ikeda, Yuichi; Iyetomi, Hiroshi; … - 2009

The distribution of labour productivity is investigated by analyzing the longitudinal micro-level data set which contains detailed financial condition of large numbers of Japanese companies over the period 1996--2006. The generalized beta function of the second kind is applied to explain the...

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Structure and Temporal Change of the Credit Network between Banks and Large Firms in Japan

Iyetomi, Hiroshi; Ikeda, Yuichi; Aoyama, Hideaki; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3 (2009) 2009-7, pp. 1-18

We present a new approach to understanding credit relationships between commercial banks and quoted firms, and with this approach, examine the temporal change in the structure of the Japanese credit network from 1980 to 2005. At each year, the credit network is regarded as a weighted bipartite...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298627

Distribution of Labour Productivity in Japan over the Period 1996-2006

Fujiwara, Yoshi; Iyetomi, Hiroshi; Ikeda, Yuichi; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3 (2009) 2009-14, pp. 1-14

The distribution of labour productivity is investigated by analyzing the longitudinal micro-level data set which contains the detailed financial conditions of large numbers of Japanese companies over the period 1996-2006. The authors show that the distribution of labour productivity in both the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298633

Superstatistics of Labour Productivity in Manufacturing and Nonmanufacturing Sectors

Ikeda, Yuichi; Fujiwara, Yoshi; Aoyama, Hideaki; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3 (2009) 2009-22, pp. 1-17

Labour productivity distribution (dispersion) is studied within the framework of statistical physics and the result is compared with the outcome of the empirical analysis. Superstatistics is presented as a natural theoretical framework for the productivity distribution. The demand index ê is...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298640

The wealth decumulation behavior of the retired elderly in Japan: The relative importance of precautionary saving and bequest motives

Niimi, Yoko; Horioka, Charles - 2018

This paper analyzes the determinants of the wealth decumulation behavior of the retired elderly in Japan using unique … expected wealth decumulation rate of the retired elderly, at least in the case of Japan, even though both precautionary saving … burden of parental care may also affect the wealth decumulation behavior of the retired elderly in Japan. Given that parental …

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The impact of intergenerational transfers on household wealth inequality in Japan and the United States

Niimi, Yoko; Horioka, Charles - 2017

Japan and the United States to examine whether individuals who receive intergenerational transfers from their parents are … children in both Japan and the United States, which in turn is likely to contribute to the persistence or widening of wealth …

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Why do children take care of their elderly parents? Are the Japanese any different?

Horioka, Charles; Gahramanov, Emin; Hayat, Aziz; Tang, Xueli - 2017

We conduct a theoretical and empirical analysis of why children live with (or near) their parents and provide care and assistance to them using microdata from a Japanese household survey, the Osaka University Preference Parameter Study. We find that the Japanese are more likely to live with (or...

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Household debt and aging in Japan

Horioka, Charles; Niimi, Yoko - 2019

head in the 50-59 age group) in Japan do not have inordinate amounts of debt and that their financial health is … they could previously. We therefore need to monitor the borrowing behavior of this cohort over time as the Bank of Japan …

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