Overview
From the mid- and long-term perspective, the biggest constraint on Japanese economic growth is the contraction of the labor force and domestic demand. Minimizing the demographic constraint is a major premise to return the Japanese economy back on a sustainable development track. To address this problem, we need to create and sustain a society in which females can fully exert their potential.
The project aims to perform empirical research on the impact of women's participation and leadership on economic growth and business competitiveness, and find methods on how to accomplish this specifically. We also seek to obtain more information to capture a better picture of highly skilled foreign professionals as a potential workforce and the actual state of female entrepreneurs. We aim to examine the effects of diversity on economic growth and contribute to sustainable economic growth.
May 27, 2014 - March 31, 2016
Major Research Results
2017
RIETI Discussion Papers
2016
RIETI Discussion Papers
- 16-E-086
"The Effects of Diversity in Innovation: The moderating role of universal-diverse leaders" (SUZUKI Satoko and TAKEMURA Kosuke) - 16-E-081
"What Happened to Wage Inequality in Japan during the Last 25 Years? Evidence from the FFL decomposition method" (YOKOYAMA Izumi, KODAMA Naomi and HIGUCHI Yoshio) - 16-J-047
"Utilization of Female and Foreign Employees among Japanese Firms: An empirical analysis using firm panel data" (TAKAMURA Shizuka)
2015
RIETI Discussion Papers
- 16-E-063
"Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Diversity in the Workplace: Evidence from Japan" (KATO Takao and KODAMA Naomi) - 16-E-015
"Transplanting Corporate Culture across International Borders: FDI and female employment in Japan" (KODAMA Naomi, Beata S. JAVORCIK and ABE Yukiko) - 16-J-030
"The Effect of Industry and Occupational Experience on the Re-employment of Married Japanese Women" (SATO Kazuma, FUKAHORI Ryotaro and NOZAKI Kayo) - 16-J-019
"Female Employment and the Possibility of Work Hours Reduction in Japan" (YAMAMOTO Isamu) - 16-J-015
"Gender Difference in the Managerial Careers of Regular Employees in Japanese Firms: An empirical study using employee-employer matched data" (MA Xinxin and INUI Tomohiro) - 16-J-004
"The Impact of Researcher Diversity on Firms' Patent Application Activity" (EDAMURA Kazuma and INUI Tomohiko)