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The Japanese Labor Market in a Comparative Perspective with the United States

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  • Masanori Hashimoto

    (Ohio State University)

Abstract

This study offers a comparative analysis of a number of Japanese labor market features in relation to the U.S. The author examines employer-employee attachment, workforce adjustment, and industrial relations including "unique" Japanese institutions such as joint consultation and consensus-based decision making.

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  • Masanori Hashimoto, 1990. "The Japanese Labor Market in a Comparative Perspective with the United States," Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, number jlm, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:upj:ubooks:jlm
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    1. Kawai, Eizo, 2001. "Re-examination of wage, employment, and hours adjustments: what is crucial for differences in the adjustments?," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 13(4), pages 483-497, December.
    2. Abang Ekhsan Abang Othman, 2009. "Recruitment Selection and Training Development Practices: Value-Added Contribution towards Organizational Effectiveness," Annals - Economic and Administrative Series -, Faculty of Business and Administration, University of Bucharest, vol. 3(1), pages 73-100, December.
    3. Edward B. Montgomery, 1993. "Pattern in Regional Labor Market Adjustment: The United States vs. Japan," NBER Working Papers 4414, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    4. Shin-ichi Fukuda & Robert F. Owen, 2008. "Human Capital and Economic Growth: Dynamic Implications of Insider-outsider Problem for Macroeconomics," Public Policy Review, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Japan, vol. 4(1), pages 133-158, December.
    5. Takao Kato, 2003. "The Recent Transformation of Participatory Employment Practices in Japan," NBER Chapters, in: Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States, pages 39-80, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    6. Garvey, Gerald T., 1995. "Why reputation favors joint ventures over vertical and horizontal integration A simple model," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 28(3), pages 387-397, December.
    7. Edward B. Montgomery, 1994. "Patterns in Regional Labor Market Adjustment: The United States versus Japan," NBER Chapters, in: Social Protection versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-Off?, pages 95-118, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    8. Lin, Ching-Yang & Miyamoto, Hiroaki, 2014. "An estimated search and matching model of the Japanese labor market," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 86-104.
    9. Fazekas, Károly & Ozsvald, Éva, 2000. "Növekvő munkanélküliség, rugalmasabb munkaerőpiac a japán stílusú foglalkoztatási modell átalakulása [Rising unemployment and a more flexible labour market the transformation of the Japanese-style ," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(2), pages 157-177.
    10. Galina Besstremyannaya, 2014. "Heterogeneous effect of coinsurance rate on healthcare costs: generalized finite mixtures and matching estimators," Discussion Papers 14-014, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
    11. Kato, Takao & Kubo, Katsuyuki, 2006. "CEO compensation and firm performance in Japan: Evidence from new panel data on individual CEO pay," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 1-19, March.
    12. Galina Besstremyannaya, 2015. "Heterogeneous effect of coinsurance rate on healthcare expenditure: generalized finite mixtures and matching estimators," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(58), pages 6331-6361, December.
    13. Johnes, Geraint & Tanaka, Yasuhide, 2008. "Changes in gender wage discrimination in the 1990s: A tale of three very different economies," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 97-113, January.
    14. Takao Kato, "undated". "Cooperate to Compete, Employee Participation and Productivity: Evidence from a New Survey of Japanese Firms," Economics Public Policy Brief Archive ppb_19, Levy Economics Institute.
    15. Scott Fuess & Jack Hou, 2009. "Rapid Economic Development and Job Segregation in Taiwan," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 30(2), pages 171-183, June.
    16. Fuess Jr., Scott M., 2001. "Union Bargaining Power: A View from Japan," IZA Discussion Papers 393, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    17. Takao Kato & Motohiro Morishima, 1995. "The Productivity Effects of Human Resource Management Practices: Evidence from New Japanese Panel Data," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_143, Levy Economics Institute.
    18. KONDO Keisuke, 2017. "Urban Wage Premium Revisited: Evidence from Japanese matched employer-employee data," Discussion papers 17047, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    19. KONDO Keisuke, 2017. "Dynamic Benefits of Working in Large Cities: Evidence from Japanese matched employer–employee data," Discussion papers 17043, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    20. Robert L. Clark & Naohiro Ogawa & Makoto Kondo & Rikiya Matsukura, 2010. "Population Decline, Labor Force Stability, and the Future of the Japanese Economy," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 26(2), pages 207-227, May.
    21. Masanori Hashimoto & Yoshio Higuchi, 2005. "Issues Facing the Japanese Labor Market," Working Papers 05-01, Ohio State University, Department of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Japan; labor markets; technological change; employee-employer attachment;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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