The question of the rules that should govern the distribution of funds to each university has very important policy implications for the governance of national university corporations, as the preparation of the next medium-term plan for university corporations gets underway. The purpose of this...

Are watching television and playing video games really harmful for children's development? This is a very intriguing question for both parents and policy circles, although measuring the rigorous effects is difficult due to data and methodological limitations. By making use of a unique...

Government authority must always rest at the proper locations to respond to the changing times and the changing needs of citizens in a mature society. The division of roles between the public and private sectors, and within the public sector, must constantly be reviewed and clarified. This paper...

To meet the increasing diversity of needs arising in Japan's aging society, there need to be reforms to build a means for local authorities to implement efficiently, on their own initiative, and at their own responsibility, administrative and financial management within their jurisdictions. To...

Since incorporation in fiscal 2004, national universities have undertaken institutional reforms of their governing structure and discretionary budgeting, in an effort to improve efficiency by strengthening incentives through autonomy and independence. As a result of these efforts, national...

Ports and harbors (hereinafter "ports") have been developed at many locations in Japan as important public infrastructure through a government redistribution policy designed to achieve the balanced development of the national territory. Given low growth and fiscal reconstruction, however, the...

This discussion paper surveys empirical analyses on education in Japan, focusing on educational attainment, school efficiency, demand for education, and relations between education and social stratification. It compares purposes, methodologies, results and policy implications of previous...

In this paper, we analyze the negative impacts of overeducation on wages in the Japanese youth labor market. In addition, this study assesses empirically the validity of the Human Capital Theory and Job Competition Model within the context of overeducation and undereducation. Our study uses the...

The objective of this research is to empirically show how the Great East Japan Earthquake that happened on March 11th 2011 (at the end of 2010FY) affects the short-term wages of college graduates in 2010FY. Moreover, we have paid attention to the role of the quality of college education. Our...

This paper analyzes the factor of the deterioration of the financial position of the third sector in Japan and derives the structural problem equipped in the third sector. Recently a new movement like PFI or PPP toward an efficient provision of public services is focused on in a stream of the...