Changes in the structure and regulation of employment in Japan differentially impact men and women. The labor force … of non-standard and precarious employment. Women and men have relatively equal levels of unemployment at present, but the … measures are directed mainly at alleviating the sources of male unemployment. Employment deregulation in Japan embodies varying …

, which in turn, has had substantial stratification effects on employment and income opportunities of different occupations …

institutions that affect the behavior of workers and employers in imperfect labor markets. These include minimum wages, employment … protection legislation, unemployment benefits, active labor market policies, working-time regulations, family policies, equal … employment-conditional incentives. Written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, the book carefully …