Two empirical correlations are studied: one between economic growth and environmental impacts, and the other between the lack of economic growth and unemployment. It is …
Long working hours are considered as one of the major risk factors for workplace accidents and workers' health. In this paper, we estimate the causal effect of working hours on …
How would people spend additional time if confronted by permanent declines in market work? We examine the impacts of cuts in legislated standard hours which raised employers' …
D Kawaguchi - Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper examines how the intensity of compulsory education affects the time use and academic achievement of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds. The impact is …
TR Breton - Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2015 - Elsevier
Annual growth in GDP/adult in Japan has declined from over 10% in 1969 to an average of 1% since the financial crisis in 1991. I show that a dynamic Solow growth model, augmented …
Abstract Standard New Keynesian models have often neglected temporary sales. In this study, we ask whether this treatment is appropriate. We use Japanese scanner data …
In light of the importance of the relationship between trade and employment in Japan, this paper examines the effects of exports on employment (ie the number of workers), working …