Abstract Effects of the COVID-19 shocks in the Japanese labor market vary across workers
of different age groups, genders, employment types, education levels, occupations, and …

We study how the COVID-19 crisis could affect earnings inequality across heterogeneous
individuals in Japan. We use the Employment Status Survey (ESS) to identify groups of …

Firms frequently provide general skill training for workers. Theories propose that labor
market frictions entail wage compression, generate larger productivity gains than wage …

Women work less often and earn significantly less than men in Japan. We use panel data to
investigate employment and earnings dynamics of single and married women over the life …

Using the Japanese firm/establishment-level census data, we investigate the impact of the
Chinese import penetration on employment in Japan. We found negative impacts of the …

Background Japan is facing a rapid increase in the number of reported child maltreatment
cases. Child maltreatment has long-term consequences for the victims, and unemployment …

The purpose of this study is to account for the increase in non-regular workers, namely, part-
time and dispatched workers, in the Japanese economy from the early 2000s. We use a firm …

In the aftermath of the recent global financial crisis, advanced economies have faced
sluggish recoveries or long-lasting economic slowdowns. This experience has challenged …

Given a number of trade liberalization episodes and the advent of newer empirical methods,
there has been a growth in the number of empirical studies on trade. This paper surveys …

This paper examines whether being full-time workers prevents Japanese individuals from
starting new businesses by using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014. The major …