The Job Market “Ice-age” Generation : Income, family formation, and inequality through data

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After the burst of the bubble economy, an unprecedented employment crisis became a major social problem. This book defines people who graduated from high school, university and other institutions between 1993 and 2004 as the “job market ice age generation,” and uses data to reveal their employment status, incomes, and other factors. The recession had a profound impact on this generation’s lives. It examines the effects on family formation such as marriage and childbirth, gender disparities, intra-generational inequalities, inter-regional migration and poverty associated with aging, and proposes the expansion of safety nets. What do the statistics reveal about the realities of this generation?

Preface
Prologue: Defining the Job Market Ice Age Generation
Chapter 1: Position in the Labor Market
Chapter 2: Family Formation of the Ice Age Generation
Chapter 3: How Women’s Work Styles Have Changed
Chapter 4: Have Intra-Generational Inequalities and Non-employment Increased?
Chapter 5: Regional Differences in Impact and Inter-regional Migration
Final Chapter: The Need to Expand Safety Nets and Employment Policies
Supplementary Discussion
Afterword