An Empirical Evidence of Moral Hazard due to Unemployment Benefits.

This paper examines how the unemployment benefit (UB) affects the intensity or search effort of the unemployed, which is measured by the workin conditions of a new job resultin from search behavior, controllin for the endo eneity of the duration of unemployment. Estimation results show that the hirin probability of UB recipients is si nificantly lower than that of non-recipients, with the ma nitude bein approximately halved. Additionally, the workin conditions of new jobs of UB recipients are si nificantly worse than those of non-recipients with re ard to wa es, occupation and firm size.UNEMPLOYMENT ; WORKING CONDITIONS ; WAGES

Conjoint Analysis for the Demand of Health Care Related to Common Cold.

This article examines by means of Conjoint Analysis (Ca) the health care choice in Japanese people suffering from the common cold. CA is a stated preference technique that uses a survey and involves the hypothetical scenarios.HEALTH ; DEMAND

The Sensitivity Analysis of the Optimal Length of Life -the Numerical Approach-.

This paper solves the pure consumption Grossman model numerically following dynamic programming method, and undertakes sensitivity analysis of the optimal length of life. This is the first analysis that treats the determination of optimal length of life explicitly with numerical analysis.MATHEMATICS ; LIFE

An Empirical Research of Substitutability between Medical Services and Over-the-Counter Medication. An Analysis of Thirteen Different Minor Ailments.

This paper examines the choice of health care for minor aliments in Japan for patients suffering from thirteen different minor aliments. Original data were obtained from a survey conducted by the authors. For the common cold, shoulder/neck pain, backache, constipation/diarrea, asthenopia, various skin diseases, and hameorrhoids, an increase in the coinsurance rate statistically significantly lowers the demand for medical services.MEDICAL CARE ; INSURANCE ; HEALTH

Is there any Substitution Between Medical Services and Over-the-Counter Medications in the Case of the Common Cold? -Analysis Based on an Original Survey-.

This article examines the choice of health care in Japan for patients suffering from the common cold.HEALTH ; JAPAN

The New School Absentees Reporting System for Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 2009 Infection in Japan

Objective: To evaluate the new Japanese School Absentees Reporting System for Infectious Disease (SARSID) for pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 infection in comparison with the National epidemiological Surveillance of Infectious Disease (NESID). Methods:We used data of 53,223 students (97.7%) in Takamatsu city Japan. Data regarding school absentees in SARSID was compared with that in NESID from Oct 13, 2009 to Jan 12, 2010. Results: Similar trends were observed both in SARSID and NESID. However, the epidemic trend for influenza in SARSID was thought to be more sensitive than that in NESID. Conclusion: The epidemic trend for influenza among school-aged children could be easily and rapidly assessed by SARSID compared to NESID. SARSID might be useful for detecting the epidemic trend of influenza