DISCUSSION PAPERS

The Policy Research Center is a central research facility of GRIPS and has an important place in the provision of Discussion Papers on a wide range of policy-related issues in English as well as in Japanese. These papers are released on the Center's web site to share the research results of researchers and individual students.

Opinions in this website are of these authors, not of GRIPS Policy Research Center.
Regarding quesitons about quotations or any other inquiries, please contact the authors directly. 

The information in this website shall not be for profitable use. 

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Discussion Papers

May 15, 2012

Alistair Munro , GRIPS

Fukushima Dai-Ichi and the Economics of Nuclear Decontamination
Report No: 12-01

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Nuclear accident, environmental valuation, radiation, decontamination, Fukushima Dai Ichi, Chernobyl, Windscale, 除染対策 
12-01.pdf
12-01.pdf
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Mar 28, 2012

Yuko Tai , GRIPS

The Study on Ideal Cultural Properties Protection Administration in the Local Government With a Central Focus on “Basic Plan of History and Culture”
Report No: 11-28

Field Multi Disciplinary policy studiesLanguage Japanese
Keywords protecting cultural properties, surrounding environment, basic plan of history and culture (translated by author) 
11-28.pdf
11-28.pdf
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Mar 28, 2012

Naoki Ando , GRIPS

Prospect of Development Assistance: Japan's Opinion Poll and Burden Sharing
Report No: 11-30

Field EconomicsLanguage Japanese
Keywords 

 

11-30.pdf
11-30.pdf
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Mar 28, 2012

Naoki Ando , GRIPS

Prospect of Development Assistance: New Trends of Poverty and Inequality
Report No: 11-31

Field EconomicsLanguage Japanese
Keywords 

 

11-31.pdf
11-31.pdf
(667.11 KB)
Mar 26, 2012

Tetsushi Sonobe , GRIPS
Yuki Higuchi , GRIPS
Keijiro Otsuka , GRIPS

Productivity Growth and Job Creation in the Development Process of Industrial Clusters
Report No: 11-22

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords job creation, labor productivity, industrial cluster, management, entrepreneurship 
11-22.pdf
11-22.pdf
(445.6 KB)
Mar 26, 2012

Girum Abebe , Ethiopian Development Research Institute, Ethiopia
Tetsushi Sonobe , GRIPS

Management Practices, Self-Selection into Management Training Participation, and Training Effects in the Garment Industry in Ethiopia
Report No: 11-23

Field 経済学Language 英語
Keywords Africa, Ethiopia, education, management practices, management training 
11-23.pdf
11-23.pdf
(321.56 KB)
Mar 22, 2012

Kyung Soo Kim , Sungkyunkwan University
Hyoung kyu Chey , GRIPS

For a Better International Monetary System: An Emerging Economy Perspective
Report No: 11-29

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Crisis bystanders; global financial safety net; international monetary system 
11-29.pdf
11-29.pdf
(170.72 KB)
Mar 21, 2012

Hideo Hashimoto , Osaka University
Kojun Hamada , Niigata University
Nobuhiro Hosoe , GRIPS

A Numerical Approach to the Contract Theory: the Case of Adverse Selection
Report No: 11-27

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Numerical approach; principal-agent problem; adverse selection; numerical and computational model; Spence-Mirrlees single crossing property; monotonicity 
11-27.pdf
11-27.pdf
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HHH2012.zip
(11.83 KB)
Mar 08, 2012

Chakra P. Acharya , GRIPS
Roberto Leon Gonzalez , GRIPS

The Impact of Remittance on Poverty and Inequality: A Micro-Simulation Study for Nepal
Report No: 11-26

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Migration, remittance, poverty, inequality, Microsimulation, Nepal 
11-26.pdf
11-26.pdf
(438.09 KB)
Mar 02, 2012

Hyoung kyu Chey , GRIPS

Why Did the US Federal Reserve Unprecedentedly Offer Swap Lines to Emerging Market Economies during the Global Financial Crisis? Can We Expect Them Again in the Future?
Report No: 11-18

Field Political Science and International Relations Language English
Keywords swap line, global financial safety net, international lender of last resort 
11-18.pdf
11-18.pdf
(202.39 KB)
Mar 02, 2012

Hyoung kyu Chey , GRIPS

Can the Renminbi Rise as a Global Currency? The Political Economy of Currency Internationalization
Report No: 11-20

Field Political Science and International Relations Language English
Keywords Currency internationalization, international monetary order, international monetary system, renminbi internationalization, yuan internationalization 
11-20.pdf
11-20.pdf
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Feb 29, 2012

Daisuke Ichinose , Tohoku University of Community Service and Science
Masashi Yamamoto , University of Toyama
Yuichiro Yoshida , GRIPS

Economic Geography and Productive Efficiency of Solid-Waste Logistics in Japan’s Prefectures: Measurements via the Data Envelopment Analysis
Report No: 11-25

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords solid-waste collection, reverse logistics, productive efficiency, data envelopment analysis, spatial correlation, JEL codes: R49, R59, Q53 
11-25.pdf
11-25.pdf
(999.14 KB)
Jan 24, 2012

Yoshitsugu Kanemoto , GRIPS

Second-Best Cost-Benefit Analysis in Monopolistic Competition Models of Urban Agglomeration
Report No: 11-21

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords cost-benefit analysis; agglomeration economies; monopolistic competition; new economic geography; second-best economies 
11-21.pdf
11-21.pdf
(499.34 KB)
Jan 23, 2012

Yuki Tanaka , GRIPS
Alistair Munro , GRIPS

REGIONAL VARIATION IN RISK AND TIME PREFERENCES: EVIDENCE FROM A LARGE-SCALE FIELD EXPERIMENT IN RURAL UGANDA
Report No: 11-19

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords 

 

11-19.pdf
11-19.pdf
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Jan 11, 2012

Dirk  Engelmann , University of Mannheim
Alistair Munro , GRIPS
Marieta Valente , University of Minho

On the behavioural relevance of optional and mandatory impure public goods: results from a laboratory experiment
Report No: 11-17

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Experimental Economics, impure public goods, ethical goods, pro-social behaviour, social norms, experimental dictator games 
11-17.pdf
11-17.pdf
(441.02 KB)
Dec 15, 2011

Tetsuji Tanaka , Schol of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Nobuhiro Hosoe , GRIPS

What Drove the Crop Price Hikes in the Food Crisis?
Report No: 11-16

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords food crisis; crop price hikes; bad crops; oil price hikes; export restrictions; emergence of biofuels; computable general equilibrium model 
11-16.pdf
11-16.pdf
(518.53 KB)
Nov 28, 2011

Hun Koo Ha , Asia Pacific School of Logistics, Inha University
Masashi Yamamoto , University of Toyama
Yuichiro Yoshida , GRIPS
Anming Zhang , Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia

Underestimation of Inefficiency in Social Efficiency Benchmarking with Non- Parametric Methods of Production Technology Identification: A Note
Report No: 11-15

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords 

 

11-15.pdf
11-15.pdf
(658.22 KB)
Nov 10, 2011

Mawuli Gaddah ,
Alistair Munro , GRIPS

The Progressivity Of Health Care Services In Ghana
Report No: 11-14

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Ghana, public health spending, progressivity, demand for health care, nested multinomial logit, poverty. 
11-14.pdf
11-14.pdf
(431.01 KB)
Nov 04, 2011

Mulu Gebreeyesus , United Nations University Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology, the Netherlands
Tetsushi Sonobe , GRIPS

Global Value Chains and Market Formation Process in Emerging Export Activity: Evidence from Ethiopian Flower Industry
Report No: 11-13

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Africa, Ethiopia, global value chain, market formation, cut-flower industry 
11-13.pdf
11-13.pdf
(430.31 KB)
Oct 17, 2011

Mawuli Gaddah ,
Alistair Munro , GRIPS

The Rich or the Poor: Who Gains from Public Education Spending in Ghana
Report No: 11-12

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Ghana, public education spending, progressivity, concentration curves, school choice, nested multinomial logit, elasticity, poverty. 
11-12.pdf
11-12.pdf
(793.91 KB)
Sep 28, 2011

Yasusada Murata , Advanced Research Institute for the Sciences and Humanities, Nihon University
Ryo Nakajima , Department of Economics, Yokohama National University
Ryosuke Okamoto , GRIPS
Ryuichi  Tamura , Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Localized knowledge spillovers and patent citations:A distance-based approach
Report No: 11-11

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords localized knowledge spillovers; distance-based tests; microgeographic data;K-density; patent citations; control patents 
11-11.pdf
11-11.pdf
(677.39 KB)
Sep 12, 2011

Keijiro Otsuka , GRIPS
Tetsushi Sonobe , GRIPS

A Cluster-Based Industrial Development Policy for Low-Income Countries
Report No: 11-09

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Competitive market environments, comparative advantage, industrial cluster, managerial training, provision of credit, construction of industrial zones 
11-09.pdf
11-09.pdf
(390.35 KB)
Sep 12, 2011

Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb , Civil Service College
Tetsushi Sonobe , GRIPS

An Inquiry into the Rapid Growth of the Garment Industry in Bangladesh
Report No: 11-10

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords 

 

11-10.pdf
11-10.pdf
(447.97 KB)
Aug 10, 2011

Daisuke Ichinose , Tohoku University of Community Service and Science
Masashi Yamamoto , University of Toyama
Yuichiro Yoshida , GRIPS

The Decoupling of Affluence and Waste Discharge under Spatial Correlation:Do Richer Communities Discharge More Waste?
Report No: 11-07

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords 

 

11-07.pdf
11-07.pdf
(782.74 KB)
Aug 10, 2011

Babur Wasim Arif , Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan
Tetsushi Sonobe , GRIPS

Virtual Incubation in Industrial Clusters: A Case Study in Pakistan
Report No: 11-08

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords South Asia, Pakistan, industrial cluster, social capital, subcontracting 
11-08.pdf
11-08.pdf
(424.88 KB)
Jul 26, 2011

Yukichi Mano , FASID
Alhassan Iddrisu , The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Ghana
Yutaka Yoshino , The World Bank
Tetsushi Sonobe , GRIPS

How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training
Report No: 11-06

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Africa, Ghana, industrial development, survival clusters, management training, randomized experiment 
11-06.pdf
11-06.pdf
(454.58 KB)
Jun 13, 2011

Yuqing Xing , GRIPS

China’s High-tech Exports: Myth and Reality
Report No: 11-05

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords China, high-tech, value added, iPhone 
11-05.pdf
11-05.pdf
(385.9 KB)
May 24, 2011

Yoshitsugu Kanemoto , GRIPS

Second-Best Cost–Benefit Analysis with a Microfoundation of Urban Agglomeration
Report No: 11-03

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords cost–benefit analysis; agglomeration economies; monopolistic competition;new economic geography; second-best economies 
11-03.pdf
11-03.pdf
(274.51 KB)
May 24, 2011

Nobuhiro Hosoe , GRIPS

An Input-output Analysis of Impact of Voluntary Self-restraint on the Recreation Industries
Report No: 11-04

Field EconomicsLanguage Japanese
Keywords the Great East Japan Earthquake, Voluntary Self-restraint, Input-output Analysis, Inter-sectoral Linkages, Recreation Industry 
11-04.pdf
11-04.pdf
(570.72 KB)
Hosoe2011.zip
Hosoe2011.zip
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The Policy Research Center is a central research facility of GRIPS and has an important place in the provision of Discussion Papers on a wide range of policy-related issues in English as well as in Japanese. These papers are released on the Center's web site to share the research results of researchers and individual students.

Opinions in this website are of these authors, not of GRIPS Policy Research Center.
Regarding quesitons about quotations or any other inquiries, please contact the authors directly. 

The information in this website shall not be for profitable use. 

GRIPS Policy Research Center is unable to be responsible for any damege caused by using the information in this website.

Submission Guidelines for GRIPS Discussion Papers.
http://www3.grips.ac.jp/~pinc/kitei_en.html