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by members of

Graduate School of Policy and Management
Doshisha University
Kyoto, Japan

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Working papers

2021

  1. Niimi, Yoko, 2021. "Are Married Women Really Wealthier than Unmarried Women? Evidence from Japan," AGI Working Paper Series 2021-01, Asian Growth Research Institute.
  2. Niimi, Yoko, 2021. "Juggling Paid Work and Elderly Care Provision in Japan: Does a Flexible Work Environment Help Family Caregivers Cope?," AGI Working Paper Series 2021-07, Asian Growth Research Institute.
  3. Niimi, Yoko & Horioka, Charles Yuji, 2021. "Elderly Poverty and Its Measurement," AGI Working Paper Series 2021-08, Asian Growth Research Institute.

2020

  1. Yuji Horioka, Charles & Niimi, Yoko, 2020. "Was the Expansion of Housing Credit in Japan Good or Bad?," AGI Working Paper Series 2020-01, Asian Growth Research Institute.
  2. Charles Yuji Horioka & Yoko Niimi, 2020. "Evaluation of the Expansion of Housing Credit in Japan," ISER Discussion Paper 1098, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University.

2019

  1. Akkemik, K. Ali & Çiçek, Gerçek & Yuji Horioka, Charles & Niimi, Yoko, 2019. "The Impact of a Failed Coup d’État on Happiness, Life Satisfaction, and Trust: The Case of the Plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016," AGI Working Paper Series 2019-10, Asian Growth Research Institute.
  2. Yuji Horioka, Charles & Niimi, Yoko, 2019. "Household Debt and Aging in Japan," AGI Working Paper Series 2019-12, Asian Growth Research Institute.

2018

  1. Niimi, Yoko, 2018. "Do Borrowing Constraints Matter for Intergenerational Educational Mobility? Evidence from Japan," AGI Working Paper Series 2018-02, Asian Growth Research Institute.
  2. Niimi, Yoko & Horioka, Charles Yuji, 2018. "The Wealth Decumulation Behavior of the Retired Elderly in Japan:The Relative Importance of Precautionary Saving and Bequest Motives," AGI Working Paper Series 2018-08, Asian Growth Research Institute.
  3. Charles Yuji Horioka & Yoko Niimi, 2018. "An Empirical Analysis of the Saving Behavior of Elderly Households in Japan," ISER Discussion Paper 1018, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University.

2017

  1. Niimi, Yoko, 2017. "Does Providing Informal Elderly Care Hasten Retirement? Evidence from Japan," AGI Working Paper Series 2017-07, Asian Growth Research Institute.

2016

  1. Niimi, Yoko, 2016. "To Avoid or Not to Avoid Inheritance Taxes? That Is the Question for Parents: Empirical Evidence from Japan," AGI Working Paper Series 2016-13, Asian Growth Research Institute.
  2. Niimi, Yoko & Horioka, Charles Yuji, 2016. "The Impact of Intergenerational Transfers on Household Wealth Inequality in Japan and the United States," AGI Working Paper Series 2016-20, Asian Growth Research Institute.

2015

  1. Niimi, Yoko, 2015. "Can Happiness Provide New Insights into Social Inequality? Evidence from Japan," AGI Working Paper Series 2015-12, Asian Growth Research Institute.
  2. Niimi, Yoko, 2015. "The "Costs" of Informal Care: An Analysis of the Impact of Elderly Care on Caregivers' Subjective Well-being in Japan," AGI Working Paper Series 2015-17, Asian Growth Research Institute.
  3. Fang, Zheng & Niimi, Yoko, 2015. "Do Losses Bite More than Gains? Evidence from a Panel Quantile Regression Analysis of Subjective Well-being in Japan," AGI Working Paper Series 2015-18, Asian Growth Research Institute.

2011

  1. Akihiko Kawaura & Sumner La Croix, 2011. "Integration of North and South American Players in Japan's Professional Baseball Leagues Teams in Japan’s two professional baseball leagues began to add foreign players to their rosters in the early 1," Working Papers 2011-14, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
  2. Akihiko Kawaura, 2011. "Corporate Failure, Supply Shocks and Government Bailouts: A Case Study of Aloha Airlines," Working Papers 201103, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
  3. Sumner LaCroix & Akihiko Kawaura, 2011. "Integration of North and South American Players in Japan's Professional Baseball Leagues," Working Papers 201114, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.

2010

  1. Akihiko Kawaura & Sumner La Croix, 2010. "The Designated Hitter Rule in Baseball as a Natural Experiment," Working Papers 201005, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
  2. Akihiko Kawaura, 2010. "Self-Serving Mayors and Local Government Consolidations in Japan," Working Papers 201014, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.

2009

  1. Zhuang, Juzhong & Gunatilake, Herath & Niimi, Yoko & Ehsan Khan, Muhammad & Jiang, Yi & Hasan, Rana & Khor, Niny & S. Lagman-Martin, Anneli & Bracey, Pamela & Huang, Biao, 2009. "Financial Sector Development, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction: A Literature Review," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 173, Asian Development Bank.
  2. Niimi, Yoko, 2009. "Gender Equality and Inclusive Growth in Developing Asia," ADB Economics Working Paper Series 186, Asian Development Bank.

2008

  1. Niimi, Yoko & Ozden, Caglar & Schiff, Maurice, 2008. "Remittances and the Brain Drain: Skilled Migrants Do Remit Less," IZA Discussion Papers 3393, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  2. Niimi, Yoko & Pham, Thai Hung & Reilly, Barry, 2008. "Determinants of remittances : recent evidence using data on internal migrants in Vietnam," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4586, The World Bank.

2007

  1. Niimi, Yoko, 2007. "Household welfare and price changes in Vietnam in an era of trade liberalisation," Economics PhD Theses 0407, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School.

2006

  1. Bussolo, Maurizio & Niimi, Yoko, 2006. "Do regional trade pacts benefit the poor ? An illustration from the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3850, The World Bank.
  2. Niimi, Yoko & Ozden, Caglar, 2006. "Migration and remittances : causes and linkages," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4087, The World Bank.

2005

  1. Akihiko Kawaura & Sumner J. La Croix, 2005. "The Designated Hitter Rule and Team Defensive Strategy in Japan's Professional Baseball Leagues," Economics Study Area Working Papers 80, East-West Center, Economics Study Area.
  2. Sumner J. La Croix & Akihiko Kawaura, 2005. "Institutional Change in Japan: Theory, Evidence, and Reflections," Economics Study Area Working Papers 82, East-West Center, Economics Study Area.
  3. Bussolo, Maurizio & Niimi, Yoko, 2005. "Do the Poor benefit from Regional Trade Pacts? An Illustration from the Central America Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua," Conference papers 331331, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
  4. Yoko Niimi, 2005. "An Analysis of Household Responses to Price Shocks in Vietnam: Can Unit Values Substitute for Market Prices?," PRUS Working Papers 30, Poverty Research Unit at Sussex, University of Sussex.
  5. Yoko Niimi, 2005. "An Analysis of Household Responses to Price Shocks in Vietnam: Can Unit Values Substitute for Market Prices?," PRUS Working Papers 30, Poverty Research Unit at Sussex, University of Sussex.

2004

  1. Patricia Justino & Julie Litchfield & Yoko Niimi, 2004. "Multidimensional Inequality: An Empirial Application to Brazil," PRUS Working Papers 24, Poverty Research Unit at Sussex, University of Sussex.
  2. Patricia Justino & Julie Litchfield & Yoko Niimi, 2004. "Multidimensional Inequality: An Empirial Application to Brazil," PRUS Working Papers 24, Poverty Research Unit at Sussex, University of Sussex.

2003

  1. Yoko Niimi & Puja Vasudeva Dutta & Alan Winters, 2003. "Trade Liberalisation and Poverty Dynamics in Vietnam," PRUS Working Papers 17, Poverty Research Unit at Sussex, University of Sussex.
  2. Yoko Niimi & Puja Vasudeva Dutta & Alan Winters, 2003. "Trade Liberalisation and Poverty Dynamics in Vietnam," PRUS Working Papers 17, Poverty Research Unit at Sussex, University of Sussex.

2001

  1. Kawaura, Akihiko, 2001. "Monetary Policy in Bhutan : Implications of Indian Rupee Circulation," ビジネス創造センターディスカッション・ペーパー (Discussion papers of the Center for Business Creation) 10252/4263, Otaru University of Commerce.

2000

  1. Kawaura, Akihiko, 2000. "Deregulation, Monitoring and Ownership Structure : A Case Study of Japanese Banks," ビジネス創造センターディスカッション・ペーパー (Discussion papers of the Center for Business Creation) 10252/4251, Otaru University of Commerce.

1999

  1. Kawaura, Akihiko, 1999. "Public Resources Allocation and Election System," ビジネス創造センターディスカッション・ペーパー (Discussion papers of the Center for Business Creation) 10252/4243, Otaru University of Commerce.

1995

  1. Vittas, Dimitri & Akihiko Kawaura, 1995. "Policy-based finance, financial regulation, and financial sector development in Japan," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1443, The World Bank.

1993

  1. Sumner J. La Croix & Akihiko Kawaura, 1993. "Property Right Regimes in Japanese Baseball: A New Look at the Rottenberg Invariance Proposition," Working Papers 199315, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.

1991

  1. Sumner J. La Croix & Akihiko Kawaura, 1991. "Japan's Shift From Process to Product Patents in the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Event Study of the Impact on Japanese Firms," Working Papers 199118, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.

Journal articles

2024

  1. Akihiko Kawaura & Yasutomo Kimura & Yuzu Uchida, 2024. "Deeds, not words? Speech and re-election of Japan’s local legislators," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 35(1), pages 123-140, March.

2021

  1. Niimi, Yoko, 2021. "Juggling paid work and elderly care provision in Japan: Does a flexible work environment help family caregivers cope?," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).

2020

  1. Horioka, Charles Yuji & Niimi, Yoko, 2020. "Was the expansion of housing credit in Japan good or bad?," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 53(C).
  2. K. Ali Akkemik & Gerçek Çiçek & Charles Yuji Horioka & Yoko Niimi, 2020. "The impact of a failed coup d’état on happiness, life satisfaction, and trust: the case of the plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(16), pages 1371-1375, September.

2019

  1. Niimi, Yoko & Horioka, Charles Yuji, 2019. "The wealth decumulation behavior of the retired elderly in Japan: The relative importance of precautionary saving and bequest motives," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 52-63.
  2. Yoko Niimi, 2019. "The Effect of the Recent Inheritance Tax Reform on Bequest Behaviour in Japan," Fiscal Studies, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 40(1), pages 45-70, March.

2018

  1. Kawaura, Akihiko, 2018. "Generals in defense of allocation: Coups and military budgets in Thailand," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 72-78.
  2. Yoko Niimi, 2018. "Does providing informal elderly care hasten retirement? Evidence from Japan," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(3), pages 1039-1062, August.
  3. Charles Yuji Horioka & Peter J. Morgan & Yoko Niimi & Guanghua Wan, 2018. "Aging in Asia: Introduction to Symposium," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(3), pages 879-884, August.
  4. Yoko Niimi & Charles Yuji Horioka, 2018. "The impact of intergenerational transfers on wealth inequality in Japan and the United States," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(8), pages 2042-2066, August.
  5. Yoko Niimi, 2018. "What Affects Happiness Inequality? Evidence from Japan," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 521-543, February.
  6. Charles Yuji Horioka & Peter J. Morgan & Yoko Niimi, 2018. "Public and private investment in human capital and intergenerational transfers in Asia: an overview," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(4), pages 511-514, October.
  7. Yoko Niimi, 2018. "Do borrowing constraints matter for intergenerational educational mobility? Evidence from Japan," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(4), pages 628-656, October.

2017

  1. Fang, Zheng & Niimi, Yoko, 2017. "Does everyone exhibit loss aversion? Evidence from a panel quantile regression analysis of subjective well-being in Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 79-90.
  2. Charles Yuji HORIOKA & Yoko NIIMI, 2017. "An Empirical Analysis of the Saving Behavior of Elderly Households in Japan," Economic Analysis, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), vol. 196, pages 31-46, December.

2016

  1. Akihiko Kawaura & Sumner La Croix, 2016. "Integration Of North And South American Players In Japan'S Professional Baseball Leagues," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 57(3), pages 1107-1130, August.
  2. Yoko Niimi, 2016. "The “Costs” of informal care: an analysis of the impact of elderly care on caregivers’ subjective well-being in Japan," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 14(4), pages 779-810, December.

2015

  1. Akihiko Kawaura, 2015. "A tale of two duopolies: collusion and exit in a local airline industry," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(8), pages 664-667, May.

2011

  1. Akihiko Kawaura, 2011. "Legislator Incentives In A Fragile Democracy: Evidence From Budget Allocation In Thailand," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 29(3), pages 407-415, July.
  2. Yoko Niimi & Barry Reilly, 2011. "Gender Differences In Remittance Behavior: Evidence From Vietnam," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 56(02), pages 215-237.

2010

  1. Akihiko Kawaura, 2010. "Designated Hitter Rule Debate: A Search for Mr. Hyde in Pitchers," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 11(3), pages 349-357, June.
  2. Yoko Niimi & Caglar Ozden & Maurice Schiff, 2010. "Remittances and the Brain Drain: Skilled Migrants Do Remit Less," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 97-98, pages 123-141.

2009

  1. Yoko Niimi & Thai Hung Pham & Barry Reilly, 2009. "Determinants of Remittances: Recent Evidence Using Data on Internal Migrants in Vietnam," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 23(1), pages 19-39, March.
  2. Bussolo, Maurizio & Niimi, Yoko, 2009. "Do Regional Trade Pacts Benefit the Poor? An Illustration from Dominican Republic--Central American Free Trade Agreement in Nicaragua," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 146-160, January.

2007

  1. Akihiko Kawaura & Sumner J. La Croix, 2007. "The Designated Hitter Rule and Team Defensive Strategy in Japan's Professional Baseball Leagues," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 8(5), pages 491-504, October.
  2. Niimi, Yoko & Vasudeva Dutta, Puja, 2007. "Trade Liberalisation and Poverty Dynamics in Vietnam," Journal of Economic Integration, Center for Economic Integration, Sejong University, vol. 22, pages 819-851.

2004

  1. Akihiko Kawaura, 2004. "Deregulation and governance: plight of Japanese banks in the 1990s," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(5), pages 479-484.
  2. Yoko Niimi & Puja Vasudeva-Dutta & L. Alan Winters, 2004. "Storm in a rice bowl: Rice reform and poverty in Vietnam in the 1990s," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(2), pages 170-190.

2003

  1. Kawaura, Akihiko, 2003. "Public Resource Allocation and Electoral Systems in the U.S. and Japan," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 115(1-2), pages 63-81, April.

1999

  1. La Croix, Sumner J & Kawaura, Akihiko, 1999. "Rule Changes and Competitive Balance in Japanese Professional Baseball," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 37(2), pages 353-368, April.

1995

  1. Kawaura, Akihiko & La Croix, Sumner J, 1995. "Japan's Shift from Process to Product Patents in the Pharmaceutical Industry: An Event Study of the Impact on Japanese Firms," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 33(1), pages 88-103, January.

Books

2008

  1. Bussolo, Maurizio & Martínez Peria, María Soledad & Calderón, César & Mascaró, Yira & Nielsen, Mette E. & Acosta, Pablo & López, J. Humberto & Özden, Çaglar & Niimi, Yoko & Molina, Luis & Moizeszowicz, 2008. "Remittances and Development: Lessons from Latin America," IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank, number 353, March.

Chapters

2023

  1. Yoko Niimi & Charles Yuji Horioka, 2023. "Elderly poverty and its measurement," Chapters, in: Jacques Silber (ed.), Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation, chapter 29, pages 307-315, Edward Elgar Publishing.

2022

  1. Kanako Takimoto & Akihiko Kawaura, 2022. "What Affects Women’s Happiness in India?," Creative Economy, in: Kazuo Mino & Tadashi Yagi (ed.), The Cultural Basis of Economic Growth in India, chapter 0, pages 133-149, Springer.

2016

  1. Akihiko Kawaura & Sumner La Croix, 2016. "The very short tenure of foreign players in Japanese professional baseball, 1951–2004," Chapters, in: Richard Pomfret & John K. Wilson (ed.), Sports Through the Lens of Economic History, chapter 3, pages 30-54, Edward Elgar Publishing.

2015

  1. Yoko Niimi & Puja Vasudeva Dutta & L. Alan Winters, 2015. "Trade Liberalisation and Poverty Dynamics in Vietnam," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Non-Tariff Barriers, Regionalism and Poverty Essays in Applied International Trade Analysis, chapter 16, pages 333-365, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..

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