DISCUSSION PAPERS

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Discussion Papers

May 08, 2013

Nobuhiro Hosoe , GRIPS

The Double Dividend of Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Consistency between National Food Security and Gains from Trade
Report No: 13-02

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords National food security; agricultural trade liberalization; productivity shocks; computable general equilibrium analysis; Monte Carlo simulation; double dividend 
13-02.pdf
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May 08, 2013

Hyoung kyu Chey , GRIPS

The Concepts, Consequences, and Determinants of Currency Internationalization
Report No: 13-03

Field Political Science and International Relations Language English
Keywords Currency internationalization, dollar, euro, international currency, Special Drawing Right, renminbi, yuan 
13-03.pdf
13-03.pdf
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May 07, 2013

Nobuhiro Hosoe , GRIPS

Japanese Manufacturing Facing the Power Crisis after Fukushima: A Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Analysis with Foreign Direct Investment
Report No: 13-01

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Computable General Equilibrium Analysis, Foreign Direct Investment, Power Crisis, hollowing out of manufacturing 
13-01.pdf
13-01.pdf
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Mar 14, 2013

Akiko Maruyama , GRIPS

Learning about one’s own type: a search model with two-sided uncertainty
Report No: 12-24

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords two-sided search; learning; imperfect self-knowledge 
12-24.pdf
12-24.pdf
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Mar 13, 2013

Yuichiro Yoshida , GRIPS
Abu Nur Rashed Ahmed , GRIPS

Optimal Transportation Network in a Closed City under Residential and Absentee Land Ownerships
Report No: 12-23

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords urban land use, transportation network development, land ownership 
12-23.pdf
12-23.pdf
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Mar 06, 2013

Shin S. Ikeda , GRIPS

An Empirical Market Microstructure Analysis of the Implied Spread Cost in the Japanese Day-Ahead Electricity Market
Report No: 12-22

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Market Microstructure, Implied Spread, Roll measure, Periodic Call-Auction, Wholesale Electricity Market 
12-22.pdf
12-22.pdf
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Feb 26, 2013

Mariano Bosch , Inter-American Development Bank
Julen Esteban-Pretel , GRIPS

The Labor Market Effects of Introducing Unemployment Benefits in an Economy with High Informality
Report No: 12-20

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Informal economy, search models, labor markets, unemployment benefits, policy interventions, Mexico. 
12-20.pdf
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Feb 26, 2013

Hideo Akabayashi , Graduate School of Economics, Keio University
Ryuichi Tanaka , GRIPS

Long-Term Effects of Preschooling on Educational Attainments
Report No: 12-21

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Preschooling, Kindergartens, Nursery schools, Education 
12-21.pdf
12-21.pdf
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Feb 05, 2013

Firman Permana Wandani , Ministry of Public Works, Republic of Indonesia
Yuichiro Yoshida , GRIPS

Automobile and Motorcycle Traffic on Indonesian National Roads: Is It Local or Beyond the City Boundary?
Report No: 12-19

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords auto transport, Indonesia road traffic, spatial autocorrelation 
12-19.pdf
12-19.pdf
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Feb 04, 2013

Yasusada Murata , Advanced Research Institute for the Sciences and Humanities, Nihon University
Ryo Nakajima , Department of Economics, Keio University
Ryosuke Okamoto , GRIPS
Ryuichi Tamura , Center for Economic Growth Strategy, Yokohama National University

Localized knowledge spillovers and patent citations: A distance-based approach (revised version)
Report No: 12-18

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords localized knowledge spillovers, distance-based tests, microgeographic data, K-density, patent citations, control patents, sensitivity analysis 
12-18.pdf
12-18.pdf
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Jan 25, 2013

Thanabalasingam Vinayagathasan , GRIPS

Inflation and Economic Growth: A Dynamic Panel Threshold Analysis for Asian Economies
Report No: 12-17

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Dynamic panel threshold model; economic growth; inflation; inflation thresholds 
12-17.pdf
12-17.pdf
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Dec 27, 2012

Chris M. Wilson , School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University
Luke Garrod , School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University
Alistair Munro , GRIPS

Default Effects, Transaction Costs, and Imperfect Information
Report No: 12-16

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Default effect; transaction cost; imperfect information. 
12-16.pdf
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Nov 09, 2012

Tetsushi Sonobe , GRIPS
Keijiro Otsuka , GRIPS

The Role of Training in Fostering Cluster-Based MSE Development
Report No: 12-14

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords 

 

12-14.pdf
12-14.pdf
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Nov 09, 2012

Tetsushi Sonobe , GRIPS

An Inquiry into Corruption Norms: Survey Data of GRIPS Alumni
Report No: 12-15

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords 

 

12-15.pdf
12-15.pdf
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Oct 25, 2012

Masashi Yamamoto , University of Toyama
Yuichiro Yoshida , GRIPS

Does the NIMBY strategy really promote a self-interest?:Evidence from England's waste management policy
Report No: 12-13

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Illegal Dumping, Spatial Econometrics, Waste Management, NIMBY 
12-13.pdf
12-13.pdf
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Oct 18, 2012

Shin S. Ikeda , GRIPS
Yan Zhang , GRIPS

Heterogeneous Beliefs, a Short-Sale Restriction, and the Cross Section of Stock Returns: An Evidence from China
Report No: 12-12

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Heterogeneous Beliefs, Cross-Section Returns, Short-Sale Prohibition. 
12-12.pdf
12-12.pdf
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Oct 02, 2012

Nobuhiro Hosoe , GRIPS

Nuclear Power Plants Shutdown and Alternative Power Plants Installation–A Nine-region Spatial Equilibrium Analysis for the Electric Power Market in Japan
Report No: 12-11

Field EconomicsLanguage Japanese
Keywords The Great East Japan Earthquake; Nuclear power station; Power prices; Inter-regional transmission 
12-11.pdf
12-11.pdf
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Sep 21, 2012

Alistair Munro , GRIPS
Arjan Verschoor , School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia
Amaresh Dubey , Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Does working with spouses make teams more productive? A field experiment in India using NREGA
Report No: 12-09

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords household experiment; India; NREGA; labour productivity 
12-09.pdf
12-09.pdf
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Sep 21, 2012

Ai Leon , National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES)
Roberto Leon Gonzalez , GRIPS

The Scope for Increasing Biofuel Crop Production in Japan: An Analysis of Alternative Policies
Report No: 12-10

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Biofuel Crop Production, Production Subsidies, Elasticity of Supply, Agricultural Policy, Longitudinal Data 
12-10.pdf
12-10.pdf
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Aug 28, 2012

Roberto Leon Gonzalez , GRIPS
Daniel Montolio , University of Barcelona and Barcelona Institute of Economics

Endogeneity and Panel Data in Growth Regressions: A Bayesian Model Averaging Approach
Report No: 12-08

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Bayesian Model Averaging, Instrumental variables, Panel Data, Empirics of Growth, E ectiveness of Aid. 
12-08.pdf
12-08.pdf
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Aug 14, 2012

Xianguo  Huang , GRIPS
Roberto Leon Gonzalez , GRIPS
Somrasri Yupho , GRIPS

Financial Integration from a Time-Varying Cointegration Perspective
Report No: 12-07

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Financial Integration, Time Varying Cointegration 
12-07.pdf
12-07.pdf
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Jul 13, 2012

Ryo Nakajima , Department of Economics, Yokohama National University
Ryuichi Tanaka , GRIPS

Estimating the Effects of Pronatal Policies on Residential Choice and Fertility
Report No: 12-06

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Fertility, family policies, residential location choice, selection 
12-06.pdf
12-06.pdf
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Jul 03, 2012

Jing Lan , GRIPS
Alistair Munro , GRIPS

Environmental Compliance and Human Capital: Evidence from Chinese Industrial Firms
Report No: 12-05

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords Environmental compliance; Human capital; External and internal effects; Endogeneity 
12-05.pdf
12-05.pdf
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Jun 08, 2012

Yoshitsugu Kanemoto , GRIPS

Cost-Benefit Analysis in Monopolistic Competition Models of Urban Agglomeration
Report No: 12-04

Field EconomicsLanguage English
Keywords cost-benefit analysis; agglomeration economies; monopolistic competition; new economic geography; second-best economies 
12-04.pdf
12-04.pdf
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Jun 07, 2012

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

A Numerical Approach to the Contract Theory: the Case of Moral Hazard
Report No: 12-03

Field EconomicsLanguage Japanese
Keywords Moral hazard; Numerical approach; Risk averse; Risk neutral; Convexity of distribution function condition; Monotone likelihood ratio condition 
12-03.pdf
12-03.pdf
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HHHMH2012.zip
HHHMH2012.zip
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