Papers - ISHIKAWA Noriko
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Households' attitudes toward earthquake protection: An empirical analysis of the impact of fiscal support in Japan Reviewed
Noriko ISHIKAWA, Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE
Journal of Housing Economics 19 ( 1 ) 51 - 65 2010.3
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Faced with an aging society and major earthquake risk in the near future, promoting the improvement of existing houses is one of the most important issues in Japan. In this paper, we formulate two types of demand models for home safety: a model for barrier-free conversion and a model for seismic retrofit based on a logit model. We explore statistically the factors that affect the demand for each improvement using prefectural data in Japan. We also analyze statistically the significance and impact of financial support programs for improving existing houses, which the Japanese government has implemented at the prefectural and municipal level. The results clarify the differences between the determinants of each type of improvement and show that the support program for barrier-free conversion has a positive and statistically significant effect on households’ preference. However, neither the seismic test nor the seismic retrofit program conducted by prefectures has a positive impact on preference, whereas those by municipalities do affect preference.
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Households' attitudes toward earthquake protection: An empirical analysis of the impact of fiscal support in Japan
Ishikawa Noriko, Fukushige Mototsugu
JOURNAL OF HOUSING ECONOMICS 19 ( 1 ) 51 - 65 2010.3
Joint Work
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Households' attitudes toward earthquake protection: An empirical analysis of the impact of fiscal support in Japan
Noriko ISHIKAWA, Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE
Journal of Housing Economics 19 ( 1 ) 51 - 65 2010.3
Joint Work
Faced with an aging society and major earthquake risk in the near future, promoting the improvement of existing houses is one of the most important issues in Japan. In this paper, we formulate two types of demand models for home safety: a model for barrier-free conversion and a model for seismic retrofit based on a logit model. We explore statistically the factors that affect the demand for each improvement using prefectural data in Japan. We also analyze statistically the significance and impact of financial support programs for improving existing houses, which the Japanese government has implemented at the prefectural and municipal level. The results clarify the differences between the determinants of each type of improvement and show that the support program for barrier-free conversion has a positive and statistically significant effect on households' preference. However, neither the seismic test nor the seismic retrofit program conducted by prefectures has a positive impact on preference, whereas those by municipalities do affect preference.
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Impact of BSE and Bird Flu on consumers' meat demand in Japan Reviewed
Takashi ISHIDA, Noriko ISHIKAWA, Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE
Applied Economics 42 ( 1 ) 49 - 56 2010.1
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In this article, we investigate the impact of BSE and bird flu on consumers' meat demand in Japan by using the 'almost ideal' demand system. The BSE and bird flu scares brought about a fall in demand for beef and chicken, respectively, and an upturn in demand for pork and fishery products, which are substitutes for beef and chicken in Japan. We also find that the bird flu outbreak had no impact on the market share for beef. This suggests that BSE had a larger impact on consumers' meat demand than did bird flu. Our empirical results also show that BSE has had a persistent impact whereas, bird flu has not. These differences might depend on the characteristics of each disease, such as the incubation period, cure rate and infection risk.
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Impact of BSE and bird flu on consumers' meat demand in Japan
Ishida Takashi, Ishikawa Noriko, Fukushige Mototsugu
APPLIED ECONOMICS 42 ( 1 ) 49 - 56 2010
Joint Work
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Impacts of tourism and fiscal expenditure on remote islands in Japan:A panel data analysis Reviewed
Noriko ISHIKAWA, Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE
Applied Economics 41 ( 7 ) 921 - 928 2009.3
Joint Work
Japan consists of many small inhabited islands in addition to four main islands. We examine the impact of fiscal expenditure and the number of tourists on per capita taxable income in remote islands using panel data analyses. The results show that both fiscal expenditure and population size have significant positive impacts on per capita taxable income, whereas the number of tourists does not have statistically significant impact. They indicate that tourism development would not work as a substitute for financial support from the government. In other words, continuous financial support may be needed to maintain the islands' economies.
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Impacts of tourism and fiscal expenditure on remote islands in Japan:A panel data analysis
Noriko ISHIKAWA, Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE
Applied Economics 41 ( 7 ) 921 - 928 2009.3
Joint Work
Japan consists of many small inhabited islands in addition to four main islands. We examine the impact of fiscal expenditure and the number of tourists on per capita taxable income in remote islands using panel data analyses. The results show that both fiscal expenditure and population size have significant positive impacts on per capita taxable income, whereas the number of tourists does not have statistically significant impact. They indicate that tourism development would not work as a substitute for financial support from the government. In other words, continuous financial support may be needed to maintain the islands' economies.
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Impacts of tourism and fiscal expenditure on remote islands in Japan: a panel data analysis
Ishikawa Noriko, Fukushige Mototsugu
APPLIED ECONOMICS 41 ( 7 ) 921 - 928 2009
Joint Work
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道路の景観の評価に道路緑化が与える効果に関する統計学的分析
福重元嗣,石川路子
第28回道路緑化技術発表会要旨論文集 18 - 19 2008.9
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財政支出と観光客が利尻島経済に与える効果について
石川路子、福重元嗣
利尻研究 ( 27 ) 9 - 15 2008.3
Joint Work
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Decomposing interregional differentials in productivities: An empirical analysis for Japanese data Reviewed
Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE, Noriko ISHIKAWA
Economic Letters 97 ( 3 ) 240 - 246 2007.12
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We propose a method for decomposing interregional differentials in productivities based on the Lifecycle Permanent Income Hypothesis. We also conduct an empirical analysis using Japanese prefectural data and examine the effectiveness of this method.
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家計の食の安全性に対する意識と行動の差に関する計量分析
石田貴士,石川路子,福重元嗣
浦上財団研究報告書 ( 15 ) 137 - 150 2007.12
Joint Work
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Decomposing interregional differentials in productivities: An empirical analysis for Japanese data
Fukushige Mototsup, Ishikawa Noriko
ECONOMICS LETTERS 97 ( 3 ) 240 - 246 2007.12
Joint Work
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Decomposing interregional differentials in productivities: An empirical analysis for Japanese data
Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE, Noriko ISHIKAWA
Economic Letters 97 ( 3 ) 240 - 246 2007.12
Joint Work
We propose a method for decomposing interregional differentials in productivities based on the Lifecycle Permanent Income Hypothesis. We also conduct an empirical analysis using Japanese prefectural data and examine the effectiveness of this method.
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家計の食の安全性に対する意識と行動の差に関する計量分析
石田貴士, 石川路子, 福重元嗣
浦上財団研究報告書 ( 15 ) 137 - 150 2007.12
Joint Work
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Impacts of tourism and fiscal expenditure to remote islands: The case of the Amami Islands in Japan Reviewed
Noriko ISHIKAWA, Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE
Applied Economic Letters 14 ( 9 ) 661 - 666 2007.7
Joint Work
The Amami islands are located 380 km southwest of Japan proper. These islands have two economic features: they are islands that many tourists visit because of their natural resources and they are an undeveloped area where the central government of Japan provides large fiscal subsidies. We investigate the impacts of tourism and fiscal expenditure simultaneously. The results show that one tourist and about 52 000 yen (about US$480) fiscal expenditure are substitutable in the end.
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Impacts of tourism and fiscal expenditure to remote islands: The case of the Amami Islands in Japan
Noriko ISHIKAWA, Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE
Applied Economic Letters 14 ( 9 ) 661 - 666 2007.7
Joint Work
The Amami islands are located 380 km southwest of Japan proper. These islands have two economic features: they are islands that many tourists visit because of their natural resources and they are an undeveloped area where the central government of Japan provides large fiscal subsidies. We investigate the impacts of tourism and fiscal expenditure simultaneously. The results show that one tourist and about 52 000 yen (about US$480) fiscal expenditure are substitutable in the end.
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Impacts of tourism and fiscal expenditure to remote islands: the case of the Amami islands in Japan
Ishikawa Noriko, Fukushige Mototsugu
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS 14 ( 7-9 ) 661 - 666 2007.6
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