Discussion Papers 1998

Discussion Paper F series (in English)

98-F-1 Abstract Yajima, Yoshihiro and Haruhisa Nishino,"Estimation of the Autocorrelation Function of a Stationary Time Series with Missing Observations",January, 1998.

98-F-2 Abstract Fukuda, Shin-ichi, Ji Cong, and Akihiro Nakamura,"Determinants of Long-term Loans: A Theory and an Empirical Evidence in Japan",January 1998.

98-F-3 Abstract Martinelli, Cesar and Akihiko Matsui,"Policy Reversals: A Democratic Nixon and a Republican Clinton", January 1998.

98-F-4 Abstract Marsh, Terry A. and Takao Kobayashi,"The Work of Fischer Black, Robert Merton, and Myron Scholes, and its Continuing Legacy",January 1998.

98-F-5 Abstract Takemura, Akimichi and Satoshi Kuriki,"Shrinkage to Smooth Non-Convex Cone: Principal Component Analysis as Stein Estimation",January 1998.

98-F-6 Abstract Kunitomo, Naoto and Akihiko Takahashi,"On Validity of the Asymptotic Expansion Approach in Contingent Claim Analysis",February 1998.

98-F-7 Abstract Hoshino, Nobuaki and Akimichi Takemura,"On the Relation between Logarithmic Series Model and Other Superpopulation Models Useful for Microdata Disclosure Risk Assessment",March 1998.

98-F-8 Abstract Nishimura, G. Kiyohiko and Masato Shirai,"Measurement of Sectoral Technological Progress in Japan",March 1998.

98-F-9 Abstract Okazaki, Tetsuji and Takafumi Korenaga,"Foreign Exchange Allocation and Productivity Growth in Postwar Japan: A Case of the Wool Industry",March 1998.

98-F-10 Abstract Horiuchi, Akiyoshi and Katsutoshi Shimizu,"Did Amakudari Undermine the Effectiveness of Regulator Monitoring in Japan?",April 1998.

98-CF-1 Abstract Miwa, Yoshiro,"'Market' and 'Marketization': From the Japanese Experience",May 1998.

98-CF-2 Abstract Takahashi, Nobuo, Toshio Goto and Hideki Fujita,"Culture's Consequences in Japanese Multinationals and Lifetime Commitment",May 1998.

98-CF-3 Abstract Tabuchi, Takatoshi,"Measuring Urban Agglomeration Economies",May 1998.

98-CF-4 Abstract Takemura, Akimichi,"Tail Probabilities of the Maxima of Multilinear Forms and Their Applications",June 1998.

98-CF-5 Abstract Horiuchi, Akiyoshi,"Financial Fragility in Japan: A Governance Issue",June 1998.

98-CF-6 Abstract Kubokawa, Tatsuya,"Shrinkage and Modification Techniques in Estimation of Variance and the Related Problems: A Review",June 1998.

98-CF-7 Abstract Matsushima, Hitoshi,"Learning about Stochastic Payoff Structures",June 1998.

98-CF-8 Abstract Fukuda, Shin-ichi,"Seasonal Cycles and Endogenous Business Cycles in a Monetary Economy",June 1998.

98-CF-9 Abstract Matsushima, Hitoshi,"Towards a Theory of Subjective Games",June 1998.

98-CF-10 Abstract Chen, Jin and Takahiro Fujimoto,"Different Behaviors of Chinese Auto Maker in Technology Introduction and Assimilation",June 1998.

98-CF-11 Abstract Thomke, Stefan and Takahiro Fujimoto,"Shortening Product Development Time through 'Front-Loading' Problem-Solving",July 1998.

98-CF-12 Abstract Baba, Satoshi, "Construction of the Streetcar and Annexation: A Case of the Transport Connection between Frankfurt and Hoechst" (in German), July 1998.

98-CF-13 Abstract Matsushima, Hitoshi,"Efficient Entrepreneurship", July 1998.

98-CF-14 Abstract Matsui, Akihiko, "Strong Currency and Weak Currency", August 1998.

98-CF-15 Abstract Kamiya, Hidehiko and Akimichi Takemura, "Rankings Generated by Spherical Discriminant Analysis", August 1998.

98-CF-16 Abstract Fukuda, Shin-ichi, "Extraneous Shocks and International Linkage of Business Cycles in a Two-Country Monetary Model", August 1998.

98-CF-17 Abstract Dinc, I. Serdar,"The Shareholding Structure of Japanese Banks and Their Real Estate Lending in the 1980s", September 1998.

98-CF-18 Abstract Ihori, Toshihiro,"An Economic Analysis of Public Transfers", September 1998.

98-CF-19 Abstract Kubokawa, Tatsuya, A.K.Md. Ehsanes Saleh and Yoshihiko Konno,"Bayes, Minimax and Nonnegative Estimators of Variance Components under Kullback-Leibler Loss",September 1998.

98-CF-20 Abstract Sussman, Nathan and Yishay Yafeh,"Institutions, Reforms, and Country Risk: Lessons from Japanese Government Debt in the Meiji Period" ,September 1998.

98-CF-21 Abstract Yafeh, Yishay and Oved Yosha,"Large Shareholders and Banks: Who Monitors and How",September 1998.

98-CF-22 Abstract Ihori, Toshihiro,"Wealth Taxation and Economic Growth", September 1998.

98-CF-23 Abstract Fujimoto, Takahiro,"Toyota Motor Manufacturing Australia in 1995: An Emergent Global Strategy",October 1998.

98-CF-24 Abstract Matsushima, Hitoshi,"Multimarket Contact, Imperfect Monitoring, and Implicit Collusion",October 1998.

98-CF-25 Abstract Kubokawa, Tatsuya and M.S. Srivastava, "Estimating Risk and Mean Squared Error Matrix in Stein Estimation",October 1998.

98-CF-26 Abstract Kim, Yong-Jin and Naoto Kunitomo, "Pricing Options under Stochastic Interest Rates: A New Approach", October 1998.

98-CF-27 Abstract Miwa, Yoshiro,"The Social Responsibility of Directors: Dangerous and Harmful, though maybe not Irrelevant",November 1998.

98-CF-28 Abstract Mochida, Nobuki and Jorgen J. Lotz,"Fiscal Federalism in Practice, the Nordic Countries and Japan",November 1998.

98-CF-29 Abstract Hanazaki, Masaharu and Akiyoshi Horiuchi,"A Vacuum of Governance in the Japanese Bank Management",December 1998.

98-CF-30 Abstract Iwai, Katsuhito,"Schumpeterian Dynamics: A Disequilibrium Theory of Long-run Profits", December 1998.

98-CF-31 Abstract Iwai, Katsuhito,"Towards a Disequilibrium Theory of Long-run Profits: Shumpeterian Perspective", December 1998.

98-CF-32 Abstract Barca, Fabrizio, Katsuhito Iwai, Ugo Pagano and Sandro Trento,"The Divergence of the Italian and Japanese Corporate Governance Models: The Role of Institutional Shocks", December 1998.

98-CF-33 Abstract Fujimoto, Takahiro and Masanori Yasumoto,"The Impact of Product-Industry Characteristics on Effective Patterns of Product Development", December 1998.

98-CF-34 Abstract Matsushima, Hitoshi,"Learning as the Dynamics of Emotions and Strength of Confidence", December 1998.

98-CF-35 Abstract Nishimura, Kiyohiko G. and Lionello F. Punzo,"The Distribution Structure in Three Continents: An Evolutionary Analysis of Italy, Japan and the United States",December 1998.

98-CF-36 Abstract Fukuda, Shin-ichi and Hideki Toya,"A New View on the Source of East Asian Economic Growth: What Made Capital Stock Accumulation So Remarkable in East Asia?",December 1998.

98-J-1 Abstract Okazaki, Tetsuji,"Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomy in Japan: A Historical Perspective",January 1998.

98-J-2 Abstract Shimokawa, Koichi, Takahiro Fujimoto, Kenichi Kuwashima and Yasuo Sugiyama,"What We Learned from Taiichi Ohno: A Lecture by Michikazu Tanaka, Former Senior Managing Director of Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.",January 1998.

98-J-3 Abstract Kobayashi, Takao and Terry A. Marsh,"An Economics Contribution that is In-the-Money",January 1998.

98-J-4 Abstract Ihori, Toshihiro and Junichi Itaya,"A Theoretic Approach to Fiscal Reconstruction",March 1998.

98-J-5 Abstract Takenouchi, Masaki,"International Migration and the World Labour Market",March 1998.

98-J-6 Abstract Takahashi, Nobuo,"Organizational Routine and Intraorganizational Ecology",April 1998.

98-CJ-1 Abstract Thomke, Stefan and Takahiro Fujimoto,"Shortening Product Development Time Through 'Front-Loading' Problem-Solving",April 1998.

98-CJ-2 Abstract Okazaki, Tetsuji,"Industrial Policy and Government Organization in Postwar Japan", July 1998.

98-CJ-3 Abstract Okazaki, Tetsuji,"Fund Allocation Policy in Postwar Japan: Industrial Policy and Banks", August 1998.

98-CJ-4 Abstract Fujimoto, Takahiro,"An Interview with Mr. Eiji Toyoda, Honorary Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation", September 1998.

98-CJ-5 Abstract Fujita, Hideki and Nobuo Takahashi,"Possibility to Compare National Cultures: Reconsideration of Hofstede", September 1998.

98-CJ-6 Abstract Fujimoto, Takahiro,"A Preliminary Note on Comparative Analysis of Lean Production Systems - A Case of Automobile Body Buffer Management -",September 1998.

98-CJ-7 Abstract Fujimoto, Takahiro and Masanori Yasumoto, "A Comparison of Effective Product Development Pattern across Multi-Industries: Results of a Questionnaire Survey in 203 Product Development Organizations",October 1998.

98-CJ-8 Abstract Fujimoto, Takahiro, "Information Technologies and Evolution of the US Car Distribution System: A Field Study", December 1998.

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