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The Diminishing Credibility of Information Associated with Social Discounting
Full text linkapplication/pdf本研究では、社会的距離が伝聞情報の信憑性評価に及ぼす影響について検討を行った。具体的には、社会的距離を伝聞情報の仲介者数に位置づけ、仲介者数が少ない伝聞情報と、多い伝聞情報でその信憑性がどのように異なるのかを質問紙調査で検討した。研究1では、有名人の目撃情報を友人からの直接の目撃談として聞いた場合から、友人の友人の友人の目撃談といった教示で仲介者数を最大6人まで変更し、情報の信憑性を評定させた。その結果、直接の友人の目撃情報から仲介者数が増えるにつれてその信憑性が低下していく傾向が見られた。研究2では、予め仲介者数が増えることで情報の内容が真となる可能性が高くなるという人脈のネットワークの性質を教示した上で再検討した結果、全体的な伝聞情報への信憑性評価は高くなったが、仲介者数が増えるにつれて信憑性が下がる傾向は研究1と同様に見られた。departmental bulletin pape
Measuring the Effect of the Dollar/Yen Exchange Rate on the Inflation Rate : Empirical Analysis Using a State-Space Model
Full text linkapplication/pdf"Unexpected events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have tightened the supply and demand for food and resources, causing international commodity markets to rise. In addition, financial markets such as foreign exchange and stock markets are also in turmoil. The rise in international commodity markets has contributed to higher price levels in Japan, which relies on imports for most of its resources. In addition, the dollar-yen exchange rate, which had been in the range of 110-115 yen per dollar until early 2022, has rapidly shifted to a weaker yen, and in June-July 2024, the yen temporarily depreciated to over 160 yen per dollar. Thus, turmoil in financial markets continues to this day. In particular, the significant depreciation of the yen against the U.S. dollar is believed to be a factor pushing domestic price levels even higher.
This paper first provided an overview of monetary policies in Japan and the United States, and examined the trends in the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States and its impact. It then considered the current state of turmoil in financial markets, including the dollar-yen exchange rate, stock markets, and the inflation situation in Japan and the United States. In particular, it focused on the impact of the dollar-yen exchange rate on the inflation rate. Next, this paper constructed an original state-space model to analyze the factors affecting the domestic price level. Using the state-space model, this paper identified the factors that affect the domestic price level and analyzed their impact on the domestic price level. Furthermore, based on the results, this paper examined the impact of the dollar-yen exchange rate on the domestic inflation rate. At the same time, by introducing dummy variables into the constructed model, this paper measured the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the domestic inflation rate. Thus, this paper has analyzed and discussed about the structure of inflation in Japan in recent years through a state-space model."departmental bulletin pape
Beyond the DSM Principle
Full text linkapplication/pdfThis paper explores the reason why Felix Guattari should write speculative fiction titled A Love of UIQ and some other theater plays. Were these just hobbies or self-amusement? Some thinkers always need a certain kind of style of fabulation. (R.D. Laing or Vilem Flusser, and others etc.) All these thinkers are engaged with the questions of ontological anxiety or withdrawal. In Guattari’s case, as a failed author (a writer of fiction), UIQ might be a form of autocuring practice in my view. His idea of UIQ (Infra Quark Universe, as a living ubiquitous ambience of artificial intelligence) is also related to his affective or enthusiastic interests in the culture and society of Japan (in terms of ‘reading air’ as modulating moods, vibes, and attunement). In my view, Guattarian ecosophy could be quite critical against the series of DSM paradigms, paternalistic or bio-political (redundant) care taking, and the self-directed research or study of party (program of assessment and rehabilitation for persons themselves in mental disorder), Toujisya Kenkyuu. I do admit that Guattari could have a sympathy for method and practices in Bethel’s House where it began with. This paper would try to grasp Guattari and others fictional writings as a way of understanding of withdrawal of (non-)human tactical leaking (escaping), deceleration, and exodus from the conventional discourse and way of living.departmental bulletin pape
