English Abstract: This paper analyzes the impact of change in minimum wage on employment and poverty in Japan using … micro data from the Employment Status Survey (Shugyo Kozo Kihon Chosa), which is a large-scale government household survey …. Using regression analysis, we find that an increase in minimum wage decreases the employment rate of males aged 15–19 years …

data archive), this study provides corrected estimates for endogeneity attributed to family-friendly policies on wages. The … results indicate that the policies related to childcare and care for the elderly have a negative impact on wages when they are … employability. While the former has positive effects on wages for both genders, the latter has positive for males, but negative for …