While globalization of economic activity and development of information technology have brought us better living standards, they also may increase the diffusion of risks such as financial crises, natural disasters, and terrorism. Under these circumstances, the government of each country is...

Currently, the world faces a vast number of risks such as cyber attacks, energy crises, food crises, pandemics, terror, and war. According to a report issued by the World Economic Forum, "systemic financial crisis" was pointed out as the greatest risk to impact the world and the probability of...

While work styles and preferences of workers in Japan are diversified, the conventional labor policy cannot cope fully with the issues from the diversification. To clarify the issues, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) conducted an online survey. In this paper, we analyzed...

In recent years, global economic crises and natural disasters have revealed systemic risks and the vulnerability of socio-economic structures around the world. Under these circumstances, policymakers seek solutions to strengthen their society against external shocks and have become more aware of...

In this paper, we examine the effects of family background during childhood and non-cognitive ability on future outcomes such as educational attainment, employment status, and wages.The results show that the home environment during childhood has a positive effect on educational attainment, but...

The aim of this paper is to test whether or not a temporary help service (THS) job benefits workers in Japan. By applying the average treatment effect on the treated estimation and its sensitivity tests to the Japanese survey data, we obtained the following findings. First, we observed evidence...

This paper empirically investigates the social exclusion of non regular workers in Japan by conducting an internet survey of non regular workers on a national scale. Based on survey data, indexes were created to measure 7 types of social exclusion. We then categorized respondents by employment...

Striking a balance between economic growth and public burdens, such as taxes and social insurance contributions, is an urgent issue especially in Japan as it is facing rapid population aging. However, existing research regarding public burdens on corporations mainly focuses on the incidence of...

We examine survey-based evidence on the desired wage compensation of non-regular workers in response to employment insecurity and work flexibility. Comparing the compensation rate by work status, contract workers ask for the highest rate for employment insecurity while part time workers ask for...

Non-regular work is regarded as a stepping stone from unemployment to employment and also as a career path to regular work. To test the evaluation, this paper investigates the employment transition of non-regular workers and empirically examines the determinants of non-regular workers in...