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What is the Nature of Part-Time Work in the United States and Japan

In: Part-Time Prospects: An International Comparison of Part-Time Work in Europe, North America, and the Pacific Rim

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  • Susan N. Houseman & Machiko Osawa, 1998. "What is the Nature of Part-Time Work in the United States and Japan," Book chapters authored by Upjohn Institute researchers, in: Jacqueline O'Reilly & Colette Fagan (ed.),Part-Time Prospects: An International Comparison of Part-Time Work in Europe, North America, and the Pacific Rim, pages 232-251, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:upj:uchaps:snhmo1998
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    1. Eleonora Matteazzi & Ariane Pailhé & Anne Solaz, 2013. "Does Part-Time Employment Widen the Gender Wage Gap? Evidence from Twelve European Countries," Working Papers 293, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality.
    2. Rodriguez, Eunice, 1999. "Marginal employment and health in Germany and the United Kingdom: Does unstable employment predict health?," Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Labor Market Policy and Employment FS I 99-203, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
    3. Hashimoto, Ken-ichi & Ono, Yoshiyasu & Schlegl, Matthias, 2023. "Structural unemployment, underemployment, and secular stagnation," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 209(C).
    4. Raul Ramos & Esteban Sanromá & Hipólito Simón, 2016. "The part-time wage penalty: Does bargaining coverage outweigh regional differences in Spain?," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 27(3), pages 368-386, September.
    5. Florence Jaumotte, 2003. "Female Labour Force Participation: Past Trends and Main Determinants in OECD Countries," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 376, OECD Publishing.
    6. Mireille Bruyere & Odile Chagny, 2002. "The fragility of international comparisons of employment and hours worked An attempt to reduce data heterogeneity," Documents de Travail de l'OFCE 2002-05, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE).
    7. Florence Jaumotte, 2005. "Les femmes sur le marché du travail : Évidence empirique sur le rôle des politiques économiques et autres déterminants dans les pays de l'OCDE," Revue économique de l'OCDE, Éditions OCDE, vol. 2003(2), pages 57-123.
    8. Janet Gornick & Elena Bardasi, 2007. "Women's Part-Time Wage Penalties Across Countries," LIS Working papers 467, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    9. Abe, Yukiko, 2011. "Family labor supply, commuting time, and residential decisions: The case of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 49-63, March.
    10. Raul Ramos & Esteban Sanromá & Hipólito Simón, 2015. "An analysis of wage differentials between full- and part-time workers in Spain," Working Papers XREAP2015-02, Xarxa de Referència en Economia Aplicada (XREAP), revised Aug 2015.
    11. Cooke, Fang Lee. & Brown, Ronald., 2015. "The regulation of non-standard forms of employment in China, Japan and the Republic of Korea," ILO Working Papers 994888163402676, International Labour Organization.
    12. Eleonora Matteazzi & Ariane Pailhé & Anne Solaz, 2012. "Part-time wage penalties in Europe: A matter of selection or segregation?," Working Papers 250, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality.
    13. Guillermo Orfao & Alberto Rey & Miguel Á. Malo, 2021. "A Multidimensional Approach to Precarious Employment Among Young Workers in EU-28 Countries," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 158(3), pages 1153-1178, December.
    14. Ken-ichi Hashimoto & Yoshiyasu Ono & Matthias Schlegl, 2020. "Structural Unemployment, Underemployment, and Secular Stagnation," CESifo Working Paper Series 8318, CESifo.
    15. Carmelo García-Pérez & Mercedes Prieto-Alaiz & Hipólito Simón, 2017. "A New Multidimensional Approach to Measuring Precarious Employment," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 134(2), pages 437-454, November.

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    Keywords

    contingent workers; part-time work; Japan; United States;
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    JEL classification:

    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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