Overview
In order to study a new "form" for Japan's labor market institutions, and types of reform, we will organize a study group that will conduct theoretical and empirical research from various perspectives such as law, economics and management. While looking broadly at labor market institutions as a whole, we will also look into the interrelationships of each constituent part, and in particular will make suggestions regarding a comprehensive system of labor laws and policies from a standpoint that transcends vertical segmentation and boundaries. When conducting our analysis we will fully embrace international viewpoints and methods of analysis, including experiences from Europe and elsewhere, and will attempt to elucidate the relationships between labor laws and institutions and the labor market and employment systems, and in turn the relationship with economic performance.
May 31, 2011 - March 31, 2014
Major Research Results
2014
RIETI Discussion Papers
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14-E-025
"Does Initial Job Status Affect Midlife Outcomes and Mental Health? Evidence from a survey in Japan" (OSHIO Takashi and INAGAKI Seiichi)
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14-E-024
"The Hidden Curriculum and Social Preferences" (ITO Takahiro, KUBOTA Kohei and OHTAKE Fumio)
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14-E-023
"The Effects of Personality Traits and Behavioral Characteristics on Schooling, Earnings, and Career Promotion" (LEE SunYoun and OHTAKE Fumio)
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14-E-017
"Winning the Race against Technology" (KAWAGUCHI Daiji and MORI Yuko)
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14-J-037
"The Impact of Student Loan Reform on College Enrollment" (SANO Shinpei and KAWAMOTO Takaaki)
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14-J-021
"Workers' Mental Health and Firm Performance: Evidence from firms' longitudinal data in Japan" (KURODA Sachiko and YAMAMOTO Isamu)
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14-J-020
"Workers' Mental Health, Long Work Hours, and Workplace Management: Evidence from workers' longitudinal data in Japan" (KURODA Sachiko and YAMAMOTO Isamu)
2013
RIETI Discussion Papers
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14-J-019
"An Empirical Study on the Effects of Family Background during Childhood and Non-cognitive Ability on Educational Attainment, Employment Status, and Wages" (TODA Akihito, TSURU Kotaro and KUME Koichi)
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14-J-014
"Factors and Effects of Self-Acknowledgment of Vocational Strength: An Empirical Analysis using the 'Survey on the Working Style of Those in Their 30s'" (HONDA Yuki)
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14-J-012
"Demand Shocks and Employment Adjustments: Changes in employee composition at exporting firms during the global financial crisis of 2008-09" (TAKIZAWA Miho, TSURU Kotaro and HOSONO Kaoru)
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13-J-031
"New Theoretical Trends and Political Approaches in Labor and Employment Law" (MIZUMACHI Yuichiro)
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13-J-030
"The New Development of the Purpose, the Approach, and the Scope of the Labour Law: Focusing on the labour law as Labour market regulations in the United Kingdom" (ISHIDA Shinpei)
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13-J-029
"Development of the 'Right to Work' Theory: Focusing on discussions on the Anglo-American labor law" (ARITA Kenji )
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13-J-028
"Theoretical Issues for the Integral Reform of Minimum Wage Regulation and the Social Security System: The implications from the experience of the United Kingdom on the National Minimum Wage, Working Tax Credit, and Universal Credit" (KANKI Chikako)
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13-J-027
"The Legal Approach and Problems Concerning Employment Discrimination Laws" (HASEGAWA Tamako)
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13-J-026
"New Forms of Employee Participation in the United States: Practice and theory" (TAKEUCHI-OKUNO Hisashi)
RIETI Policy Discussion Papers
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14-P-005
"Reforming Human Capital and Human Resource Management: A bird's-eye view" (TSURU Kotaro)
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14-P-004
"Response and Evaluation to the Labor Contract Law Revision: Evidences from the RIETI web survey" (TODA Akihito and TSURU Kotaro)
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14-P-003
"Diversification of Work Conditions, Views, and Employment Situations in Japan: Evidence from the RIETI web survey" (KUME Koichi, OHTAKE Fumio and TSURU Kotaro)
2012
RIETI Discussion Papers
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13-E-010
"International Transmission of the 2008-09 Financial Crisis: Evidence from Japan" (HOSONO Kaoru, TAKIZAWA Miho and TSURU Kotaro)
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12-E-079
"Effect of Work-Life Balance Practices on Firm Productivity: Evidence from Japanese firm-level panel data" (YAMAMOTO Isamu and MATSUURA Toshiyuki)
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13-J-014
"Minimum Wages and Anti-Poverty Policies" (OHTAKE Fumio)
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13-J-013
"Determinants of Minimum Wages and Welfare Benefits in Japan" (TAMADA Keiko and MORI Tomoharu)
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13-J-012
"Minimum Wages and Workers' "Motivation": An approach using an economic experiment" (MORI Tomoharu)
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13-J-011
"Minimum Wages and Regional Disparity: An analysis on the evolution of price-adjusted minimum wages and their effects on firm profitability" (MORIKAWA Masayuki)
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13-J-010
"How do Firms Respond to an Increase in Minimum Wages? Primary evidence on plants' internal adjustments" (OKUDAIRA Hiroko, TAKIZAWA Miho, OHTAKE Fumio and TSURU Kotaro)
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13-J-009
"Minimum Wages and Youth Employment in Japan: The impact of the 2007 revision of the Minimum Wage Law" (KAWAGUCHI Daiji and MORI Yuko)
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13-J-008
"Effects of Minimum Wages on Labor Markets and the Overall Economy: A bird's-eye view on Japanese and overseas research" (TSURU Kotaro)
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13-J-005
"Transition of Employment Status of Non-regular Workers: Determinants of obtaining regular jobs or becoming unemployed" (KUME Koichi and TSURU Kotaro)
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13-J-004
"Wage Premiums for Firms' Work-Life Balance Practice: Evidence from Japanese matched firm-worker data" (KURODA Sachiko and YAMAMOTO Isamu)
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13-J-003
"Wages of Non-regular Workers: Compensation for employment insecurity and lack of work flexibility" (TSURU Kotaro, KUME Koichi, OHTAKE Fumio and OKUDAIRA Hiroko)
2011
RIETI Discussion Papers
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11-E-078
"Employment Protection and Productivity: Evidence from firm-level panel data in Japan" (OKUDAIRA Hiroko, TAKIZAWA Miho and TSURU Kotaro)
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11-E-077
"What Does a Temporary Help Service Job Offer? Empirical suggestions from a Japanese survey" (OKUDAIRA Hiroko, OHTAKE Fumio, KUME Koichi and TSURU Kotaro)
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11-E-047
"Evidence of a Growing Inequality in Work Timing Using a Japanese Time-Use Survey" (KURODA Sachiko and YAMAMOTO Isamu)
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11-J-061
"An Empirical Analysis on the Happiness of Japanese Non-Regular Workers" (KUME Koichi, OHTAKE Fumio, OKUDAIRA Hiroko and TSURU Kotaro)
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11-J-060
"Issues Related to Creating a System of Laws for Fixed-Term Employment Contracts" (SHIMADA Yoichi)
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11-J-059
"Is Equivalent Wages for Equivalent Work an Illusion?: Legal principles for eliminating the disparity between regular and non-regular employees" (MIZUMACHI Yuichiro)
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11-J-058
"Expected Tightening of Employment Regulations and the Reality We Need to Look Straight" (KOJIMA Noriaki)
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11-J-057
"Diverse Regular Employees and Non-regular Employment" (MORISHIMA Motohiro)
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11-J-056
"Analyzing the Relationship Between Poverty and Work: Exploring ways to solve the problem of the working poor" (HIGUCHI Yoshio, ISHII Kayoko and SATO Kazuma)
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11-J-055
"What Does a Temporary Help Service Offer?: Preliminary evidence from Japan" (OKUDAIRA Hiroko, OHTAKE Fumio, KUME Koichi and TSURU Kotaro)
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11-J-054
"A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Dispatched Workers" (OHTAKE Fumio and LEE Sun Youn)
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11-J-053
"When Do People Work?: An analysis on work timing between regular and non-regular workers" (KURODA Sachiko, YAMAMOTO Isamu)
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11-J-052
"Involuntary Non-Regular Workers in Japan and Their Mental Health" (YAMAMOTO Isamu)
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11-J-051
"Why Has the Fraction of Contingent Workers Increased?: A case study of Japan" (ASANO Hirokatsu, ITO Takahiro and KAWAGUCHI Daiji)
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11-J-050
"Life and Employment of Temporary Workers: Evidence from RIETI survey" (OHTAKE Fumio, OKUDAIRA Hiroko, KUME Koichi and TSURU Kotaro)
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11-J-049
"A Bird Eye's View for Coping with Non-Regular Employment Problems: Towards reform of the temporary employment system" (TSURU Kotaro)