reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women's economic participation, and removal of these impediments through legal …, and the United States) that rank high in gender equality in their respective regions demonstrate how legal reforms have …

This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to … promotes gender equality. Despite recent progress, gender gaps remain across all stages of life, including before birth, and … negatively impact health, education, and economic outcomes for women. The roadmap to gender equality has to rely on legal …

Would countercyclical fiscal policy during recessions improve or worsen the gender employment gap? We give an answer to … this question by exploring the state-dependent impact of fiscal spending shocks on employment by gender in the G-7 … supporting aggregate demand and improving gender gaps …

-country comparisons indicate strong associations between gender gaps and higher female informality. This paper uses microdata from Senegal …

In Japan, intergenerational inequality in lifetime resources is substantial, with a heavier fiscal burden on the young …

In Japan, intergenerational inequality in lifetime resources is substantial, with a heavier fiscal burden on the young …

Japan faces the problem of how to finance retirement, health, and long-term care expenditures as the population ages … of Japan. We find that financing the costs of aging through gradual increases in the consumption tax rate delivers a …

Over the past decade, productivity-adjusted wages have grown at a slower pace in Japan than in other rich countries …. This paper suggests that Japan''s dualities between regular and ""nonregular"" labor market contracts and the relatively … protection and benefits between regular and nonregular workers could help put Japan''s wages on an upward trajectory in the …

in Japan. Using a nationwide sample of 1,046 working-age adults, we conduct a choice experiment that examines individuals …