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Publication date: 28 January 2020

Yoshihiko Kadoya, Mostafa Saidur Rahim Khan and Tomomi Yamane

This study aims to examine the demographic, socio-economic and personality determinants of financial scams.

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Purpose

This study aims to examine the demographic, socio-economic and personality determinants of financial scams.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses data on scams collected in Hiroshima prefecture in Japan for the analysis and analyzes using the logit regression model.

Findings

The results show that the current level of financial dissatisfaction increases the probability of being a victim of a financial scam. No other demographic or socio-economic factor is related to incidents of financial scams. Using the “big five personality traits,” this study finds that lower conscientiousness is the only personality trait that increases the probability of being a victim of a financial scam.

Research limitations/implications

Overall, the results suggest that people with low conscientiousness could be easy targets of financial scams and financially dissatisfied people could engage in potentially risky and fraudulent projects.

Originality/value

Financial scams are a long-standing concern for Japan. Every year, an increasing number of financial scams are being reported, though there are very few empirical studies examining victims’ profiles and other determining factors.

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Journal of Financial Crime, vol. 27 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1359-0790

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Publication date: 9 September 2013

Yoshihiko Kadoya

The inclusion of the elderly in community life is a major factor in achieving an age-friendly city. However, there has been little research investigating the constraints…

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Purpose

The inclusion of the elderly in community life is a major factor in achieving an age-friendly city. However, there has been little research investigating the constraints preventing the elderly's interaction with society. With that in mind, this paper is pioneering the investigation of such constraints.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper used the results from the “Questionnaire towards an Age-Friendly City” by Japan's Akita City, a member of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities.

Findings

This paper reveals two constraining factors. First, living solo discourages elderly to interact with society. Second, the elderly who cannot drive a car tend to be reluctant to participate in social activities.

Practical implications

To be age-friendly that encourages the elderly to participate in community life, municipalities may apply the following “implementations for practice”: implementing regular visits to the elderly who live alone; giving young people some incentives (e.g. tax reductions) to live with their aged parents/relatives; increasing the number of community buses in order to encourage the elderly to go out; and increasing community taxis by deregulating the industry.

Originality/value

This paper contributes significantly to the study of the elderly's inclusion in community life, which is a major component of an age-friendly city. Although little research has analyzed the constraints preventing the elderly's social interaction due to data limitations, this pioneering paper identifies at least some of the constraints. This research can help to improve the health and wellbeing of elderly individuals in our society and it can help to create more age-friendly cities.

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Working with Older People, vol. 17 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1366-3666

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Publication date: 3 June 2014

Yoshihiko Kadoya and Ting Yin

The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence about the possible cause and effect of the problematic gender imbalance at birth in China. Much of the literature on this issue…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence about the possible cause and effect of the problematic gender imbalance at birth in China. Much of the literature on this issue presents discussions based on the traditional assumption that Chinese sons are more involved in taking care of parents than Chinese daughters are, and thus, that Chinese parents prefer sons. Yet, empirical evidence is lacking.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper verifies the assumption by using the “Preference Parameters Study in China 2011,” which conducted 652 face-to-face interviews with randomly selected individuals in six major Chinese cities.

Findings

This paper first presents empirical evidence that Chinese sons (and their wives) are more likely, compared to daughters (and their husbands), to be primary caregivers for parents. The paper also reports the finding that Chinese parents’ dependencies on their children would not necessarily decrease with the development of social security, although that may be the case when a child has a highly educated spouse.

Practical implications

The Chinese government needs to increase long-term care services for older people, especially since more women are being educated.

Originality/value

Although this study has data collection limitations, with data collected in only six major cities, the problematic nature of gender imbalance at birth and the lack of available empirical evidence demand that researchers begin to construct a better understanding of the causes of, and possible solutions to, this phenomenon. With that in mind, this paper contributes to that construction of knowledge and insight.

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Working with Older People, vol. 18 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1366-3666

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Publication date: 9 September 2013

Deborah Klee

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Working with Older People, vol. 17 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1366-3666

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