The approach of regional development with local resources has become popular in recent years, but most of the business activities using local resources are small in scale and their effects on regional economies are not clear. In order to take measures for the development of regional economies...

A drastic reform of the power system is about to take place in Japan. The most significant improvement to be introduced is the "market mechanism in the real-time power adjustment of supply and demand," which consists of a bidding system of power adjustment and an imbalance settlement system....

In this paper, we examine the effects of family background during childhood and non-cognitive ability on future outcomes such as educational attainment, employment status, and wages.The results show that the home environment during childhood has a positive effect on educational attainment, but...

Using the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement (JSTAR) dataset (1st wave and 2nd wave), we examine the redistribution effect of taxes and social security on the labor participation decisions for elderly households. We show that the redistribution of taxes and social security in Japan works...

As a result of globalization in the world economy, firms with different nationalities are now engaging in the production of goods or services. The potential of a firm's growth driven from participation in the global value chain (GVC) has long been pointed out although figuring out firms' GVC...

Japan, China, and South Korea, as neighboring countries in northeast Asia, have a Confucian-rooted orientation toward the separation of labor among women and men, and they share the perception of having gender disparities in the workplace. Hereafter, their various roles in serving the world...

Labor and employment law is facing changes throughout the world. These worldwide reforms are based on some theoretical backgrounds. We can find some common characteristics and orientations in these legal changes.This paper first analyzes three new theories: 1) Procedural regulation theory in...

The long-term development of ability in the workplace through transfers and job rotations and the accumulation of diverse experiences and skills can be cited as important factors in promoting the formation of women's careers. In recent years, globalized companies have sought increasingly to...

Conditions have emerged in Japan where the third sector is now discussed in comparison with the government and corporate sectors, following developments such as a rapid increase in the number of specified non-profit organizations, institutional reform of public interest corporations, and rising...

The economic development and urbanization of China in recent years have resulted in the formation of a few large-scale megalopolises, mostly in the eastern coastal area. The three major megalopolises are the Bohai Sea rim area around Beijing, the Yangtze River Delta area around Shanghai, and the...