This paper poses three fundamental questions about lifetime employment in Japan: How big is it? How unique is it? And … covers roughly 20 percent of the Japanese labor force. Job mobility remains considerably lower in Japan than in other …

This paper poses three fundamental questions about lifetime employment in Japan: How big is it? How unique is it? And … covers roughly 20 percent of the Japanese labor force. Job mobility remains considerably lower in Japan than in other …

Wage inequality between individuals has changed little in Japan in recent times unlike in other developed countries. We … examine changes in wage inequality within and between establishments during the prolonged stagnation period in Japan. Using a …