This paper compares the wage structure between the public and private sectors in Japan by using a large microdata set covering public and private sector employees. Rather than comparing overall wage levels, we examine the differences in relative wages by gender, age, education, and region....

This paper analyzes the relationship between the use of stock options and productivity by employing firm-level panel data from the Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities. According to the analysis, the use of stock options has a positive impact on firm productivity....

This paper analyzes the relationship between the use of stock options and productivity by employing firm-level panel data from the Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities. According to the analysis, the use of stock options has a positive impact on firm productivity....

The achievement of both sustainable economic growth and reductions in CO2 emissions has been an important policy agenda in recent years. This study, using novel establishment-level microdata from the Energy Consumption Statistics, empirically analyzes the effect of urban density on energy...

This paper empirically analyzes the relationship between the instability of firm performance and the use of atypical employees, such as part-time and temporary workers, by using the panel data of more than 8,000 firms from 1994 to 2006. Globalization and innovation are highlighted as the forces...

This paper empirically quantifies the effect of data availability on firm-level working hours of part-timers on the accuracy of productivity measurement using data from the Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities. According to the analysis: (1) firm-level working hours of...

This article, by using a unique dataset of a large number of Japanese firms, empirically investigates the relationship between the structure of shareholding and productivity, survival, and managerial objectives. The focus is on the distinct traits of family firms, which compose the majority of...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the basic facts of service industry productivity, such as economies of scale, economies of scope, and economies of density in Japan. Specifically, by using establishment-level data on 10 personal-service industries in which the simultaneity of...

This paper empirically analyzes the relationship between union presence and firm performance in areas such as productivity and profitability by using data on a large number of Japanese firms, covering both manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries.Results indicate that the presence of labor...

In this paper I conduct selective surveys of research, including some of my own studies, relating to the productivity of service industries. After giving an overview of observations based on aggregate data relating to the productivity of the Japanese service sector, I then identify what is known...