Using micro data from the 2007 Employment Status Survey, this paper analyzes the relationship between postgraduate education and labor market outcomes in Japan. According to the analysis, 1) the employment-population rates of females and elderly people with postgraduate education are higher than...

Studies on the globalization of firm activities have been progressing rapidly, but empirical studies on service trade using firm-level data have been scarce. This paper, using panel data from Japanese firms, analyzes the relationship between service trade and firm characteristics such as...

This paper empirically analyzes the relationship among the volatility of sales, nonstandard employment, and firm productivity by using panel data of more than 8,000 Japanese firms from 1994 to 2006. Globalization and innovation are highlighted as the forces that increase the volatility of firm...

A large number of studies have indicated that densely populated cities enhance the productivity of workers through knowledge spillover and a better matching with employers in the labor market. This paper quantitatively analyzes the relationship among urban density, human capital, and wages by...

The purpose of this paper is to present survey-based evidence on the compensating wage differentials for the instability of employment and the lack of work-life-balance in Japan. First, we present facts on the individual evaluation of the size of fair compensating differentials. Then we estimate...

To achieve both sustainable economic growth and a reduction of CO2 emissions has been an important policy agenda in recent years. Although efficiency in energy consumption in the manufacturing sector has been significantly improving, energy consumption in the service and household sectors...

Medical services have become an important sector in recent years as Japan aims to deal with its aging population. This paper estimates hospital productivity by using panel data of prefectures and secondary medical areas. The major focus of this study is on the economies of scale at medical-area...

This paper presents some empirical facts on regional economic disparity in Japan from an equity perspective. The main findings are as follows: 1) interprefectural differences explain less than 10% of wage disparity amongst individuals, with the majority of disparity being attributable to...

This paper presents estimates of long-term impacts from changes to the social security and tax systems on income distribution and economic growth in Japan. Different combinations of policies can have significantly different impacts on income distribution and economic growth. Corporate tax cuts...

In this paper I use panel data, including for service industries, from the <i>Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities</i>, and analyze quantitatively the relationships between various company characteristics and total factor productivity (TFP)Research and development and high-level...