Search Results - "YAMAMURA, Eiji"

Natural disasters and social capital formation: The impact of the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake by Yamamura, Eiji

“…The Great Hanshin‐Awaji (Kobe) earthquake struck Japan in 1995, causing devastating damage to the economic landscape of South‐central Japan. This study…”
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Impact of natural disaster on public sector corruption by Yamamura, Eiji

“…This paper uses inter-country panel data from 1990 through 2010 to examine how the occurrence of natural disasters affects corruption within the public sector…”
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School closures and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan by Yamamura, Eiji, Tsustsui, Yoshiro

“…The spread of the novel coronavirus disease caused schools in Japan to close to cope with the pandemic. In response to the school closures, parents of students…”
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The impact of closing schools on working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence using panel data from Japan by Yamamura, Eiji, Tsustsui, Yoshiro

“…COVID-19 has led to the closure of various schools in Japan to cope with the pandemic. This study explores how school closure influences parents’ work style…”
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Comparison of Social Trust's effect on suicide ideation between urban and non-urban areas: The Case of Japanese Adults in 2006 by Yamamura, Eiji

“…An increasing number of studies have addressed the determinants of suicide. Social capital is a key factor in preventing suicide. However, little is known…”
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AI, ageing and brain-work productivity: Technological change in professional Japanese chess by Yamamura, Eiji, Hayashi, Ryohei

“…Using Japanese professional chess (Shogi) players' records in the setting where various external factors are controlled in deterministic and finite games, this…”
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The Impact of Natural Disasters on Income Inequality: Analysis using Panel Data during the Period 1970 to 2004 by Yamamura, Eiji

“…Although natural disasters have been found to influence economic growth, their impact on income inequality has not yet been explored. This paper uses…”
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Impact of the Fukushima nuclear accident on obesity of children in Japan (2008–2014) by Yamamura, Eiji

“…•We studied the effect of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident on childhood obesity.•A difference-in-differences approach was used.•For cohorts aged 5–7,…”
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How does the impact of the COVID-19 state of emergency change? An analysis of preventive behaviors and mental health using panel data in Japan by Yamamura, Eiji, Tsutsui, Yoshiro

“…•We investigate preventive behaviours and mental health of individuals as influenced by COVID-19.•Emergency state led people to exhibit preventive behaviours…”
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Identity, nostalgia and happiness among migrants: The case of the Kōshien High School Baseball Tournament in Japan by Yamamura, Eiji

“…Public broadcasting of all games of high school baseball tournaments attests to their popularity in Japan. The present study uses individual‐level data to test…”
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Surname order and revaccination intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic by Yamamura, Eiji, Tsutsui, Yoshiro, Ohtake, Fumio

“…Teachers in Japanese schools employ alphabetical surname lists that call students sooner, with surnames appearing early on these lists. We conducted Internet…”
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Social capital, household income, and preferences for income redistribution by Yamamura, Eiji

“…This paper explores how social capital influences individual preferences for income redistribution. Social capital is measured by participation in community…”
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Effects of interactions among social capital, income and learning from experiences of natural disasters: A case study from Japan by Yamamura, Eiji

“…Yamamura E. Effects of interactions among social capital, income and learning from experiences of natural disasters: a case study from Japan, Regional Studies…”
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PERFORMANCE IN MIXED-SEX AND SINGLE-SEX COMPETITIONS: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM SPEEDBOAT RACES IN JAPAN by Booth, Alison, Yamamura, Eiji

“…In speedboat racing in Japan, men and women compete under the same conditions and are randomly assigned to mixed-sex or single-sex groups for each race. We use…”
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Spousal age gap and identity and their impact on the allocation of housework by Yamamura, Eiji, Tsutsui, Yoshiro

“…This study investigates how spousal age gaps influence the allocation of housework between husbands and wives. Further, we consider the identity formed as a…”
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Trade policy preference, childhood sporting experience, and informal school curriculum: An examination of views of the TPP from the viewpoint of behavioral economics by Yamamura, Eiji, Tsutsui, Yoshiro

“…We investigated how childhood education and experiences helped to form noncognitive skills and later, trade policy preferences. We used individual‐level data…”
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Effect of Historical Educational Level on Perceived Inequality, Preference for Redistribution and Progressive Taxation by Yamamura, Eiji

“…This paper investigated the extent to which educational levels in the nineteenth century have shaped present-day norms, which influence the perceptions of…”
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The role of social trust in reducing long-term truancy and forming human capital in Japan by Yamamura, Eiji

“…▶ This paper attempts to examine how social trust influences human capital formation using prefectural level data in Japan. ▶ It is found that social trust…”
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Male pupils taught by female homeroom teachers show a higher preference for Corporate Social Responsibility in adulthood by Yamamura, Eiji, Managi, Shunsuke, Tsutsui, Yoshiro

“…•We test how early childhood education creates preferences for CSR.•The analysis is based on teacher-student gender random-matching in elementary…”
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The effect of young children on their parents' anime-viewing habits: evidence from Japanese microdata by Yamamura, Eiji

“…Anime is now considered an accepted form of animation and is considered to represent Japanese contemporary culture worldwide. There are many fans of anime and…”
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