Junichi Kikuchi,Ryoya Nagao,Yoshiyuki Nakazono
Junichi Kikuchi
We examine how the COVID-19 contagion influences consumer expenditure patterns. We show that the consumption expenditure responses to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic are significantly different between the older and younger generations....
Traveling and eating out during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Go To campaign policies in Japan [0.03%]
新冠肺炎疫情下的出游与堂食消费——日本的Go To_campaign政策效应分析
Toshihiro Okubo
Toshihiro Okubo
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic plunged many industries of the economy into contraction, particularly the travel, hotel accommodation, and eating/drinking industries. In Japan, some demand-inducing policies targeting such indust...
On the Direct and Indirect Effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Self Rated Health through Social Connections: Mediation Analysis [0.03%]
通过社会关系分析东日本大地震对自我健康评价的直接影响和间接影响：中介分析方法
Atsushi Sannabe,Jun Aida,Yuri Wada et al.
Atsushi Sannabe et al.
The Great East Japan Earthquake created health hazards for many people. Using Panel Data gathered in Iwanuma city, Japan, at two points in time (in 2010 before the quake, and in 2013 after the quake), we found that the high degree of housin...
How effective was the restaurant restraining order against COVID-19? A nighttime light study in Japan [0.03%]
日本的餐厅限制令对防控新冠疫情有效吗？基于夜间灯光数据的研究
Kazunobu Hayakawa,Souknilanh Keola,Shujiro Urata
Kazunobu Hayakawa
In this study, we examined the effect of the order of shortening business hours of the restaurants, which are considered a major source of spreading the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Specifically, we empirically investigated how this order ...
Mitsuyo Ando,Kazunobu Hayakawa
Mitsuyo Ando
During past shocks (e.g., the 2008-2009 global financial crisis), the services trade was found to be more resilient than the goods trade; however, the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has restricted cross-border mobility, which...
How Japanese firms can weather endaka periods: Evidence from the transportation equipment industry [0.03%]
日企如何度过日元升值时期：来自交通运输设备制造业的证据
Willem Thorbecke
Willem Thorbecke
Japan has experienced several appreciation episodes. These appreciations may squeeze profit margins and lower export volumes. This paper investigates whether firms can weather appreciation periods by producing differentiated rather than com...
The impact of city epidemics on rural labor market: The Korean Middle East Respiratory Syndrome case [0.03%]
城市疫情对农村劳动力市场的影响——以韩国MERS疫情期间为例
Ayoung Lee,Joonmo Cho
Ayoung Lee
This study compared the changes in employment in urban areas in Korea, where a large number of people were quarantined by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome epidemic, to those in rural areas, where only a small number of people were quara...