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The rise of the East and the Far East: German labor markets and trade integration
Dauth, Wolfgang; Findeisen, Sebastian; Suedekum, Jens - 2012
We analyze the effects of the unprecedented rise in trade between Germany and the East - China and Eastern Europe - in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010283967
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Work-Life Balance Practices, Performance-Related Pay, and Gender Equality in the Workplace: Evidence from Japan
Kato, Takao; Kodama, Naomi - 2015
This paper uses unique firm-level panel data from Japan and provides new evidence on the possible impact on gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401641
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Corporate Sports Activity and Work Morale: Evidence from a Japanese Automobile Maker
Sasaki, Masaru; Ohtake, Fumio - 2013
This paper estimates the factors affecting the relationship between the wins and losses of corporate sports club teams and the work morale of employees, using an original survey of employees from a selected Japanese automobile maker. We find that corporate sports club teams' performance is an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328985
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Breastfeeding Practices and Parental Employment in Japan
Kobayashi, Miki; Usui, Emiko - 2014
children. However, few studies have yet investigated the factors which may promote or inhibit breastfeeding practices in Japan … breastfeeding practices in Japan. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352229
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Countering Public Opposition to Immigration: The Impact of Information Campaigns
Facchini, Giovanni; Margalit, Yotam; Nakata, Hiroyuki - 2016
to immigration? This paper reports results from a large-scale experiment conducted in Japan, a country with widespread …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653148
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Stalled Racial Progress and Japanese Trade in the 1970s and 1980s
Batistich, Mary Kate; Bond, Timothy N. - 2019
late 1970s and early 1980s. These changes were concurrent with a rapid rise in import competition from Japan. We assess the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005834
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Educational Production in East Asia : The Impact of Family Background and Schooling
Woessmann, Ludger - 2003
East Asian students regularly take top positions in international league tables of educational performance. Using internationally comparable student-level data, I estimate how family background and schooling policies affect student performance in five high-performing East Asian economies. Family...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261886
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Sheepskin Effects in Japan
Bauer, Thomas K.; Dross, Patrick J.; Haisken-DeNew, John P. - 2002
Using data for the 1990?s, this paper examines the role of sheepskin effects in the returns to education for Japan. Our … the US. These results could be explained by the particular recruitment system of large firms in Japan, which makes the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262629
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Labor Market Incorporation of Immigrants in Japan and the United States: A Comparative Analysis
Cornelius, Wayne A.; Tsuda, Takeyuki - 2002
.g., gender, ethnicity) has a much greater impact on immigrant wages in Japan than in the United States. Although the use of … Hamamatsu, whereas it is negative in San Diego. The paper draws on data from ethnographic studies in Japan and California to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262776
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Leisure time in Japan: how much and for whom?
Fuess, Scott M. - 2006
Japan is famous for long working hours. For decades the Japanese government has tried to influence how people spend …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267445