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Research

Working Papers

Transplanting Corporate Culture across International Borders: FDI and Female Employment in Japan (with Naomi Kodama and Beata Javorcik): (RIETI Discussion Paper Series 16-E-015)
Work Experiences of Japanese Women and the Part-time/Full-time Wage Gap: (Hokkaido University Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration Discussion Paper Series A: No. 2005-165)
A Note on Labor Supply Experiences of Japanese Women: (Hokkaido University Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration Discussion Paper Series A: No. 2005-143)

Publications (English Publications Only)

Transplanting corporate culture across international borders: Foreign direct investment and female employment in Japan: The World Economy, co-authored with Naomi Kodama and Beata Javorcik (2018)
"Effects of demographic compositional changes on the convergence of female participation rates": Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, forthcoming (2017)
"Intra-metropolitan spatial patterns of female labor force participation and commute times in Tokyo": Regional Science and Urban Economics, 68, 291-303, co-authored with Mizuki Kawabata (2018)
Regional variations in labor force behavior of women in Japan: Japan and the World Economy 28, 112-124 (2013)
A cohort analysis of male labor supply in Japan: Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 26, pp. 23-43 (2012)
Family labor supply, commuting time, and residential decisions: The case of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area: Journal of Housing Economics 20, pp. 49-63 (2011)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Law and labor force behavior of women in Japan: Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 25, pp.39-55 (2011) Working paper version
Regional patterns of employment changes of less-educated men in Japan: 1990-2007: Japan and the World Economy 22, pp. 69-79, co-authored with Keiko Tamada (2010)
Equal Employment Opportunity Law and the gender wage gap in Japan: A cohort analysis: Journal of Asian Economics 21, pp. 142–155 (2010)
The 1.03 million yen ceiling and earnings inequality among married women in Japan: Economics Bulletin, Vol. 29 no.2 pp. 1521-1530, co-authored with Akiko S. Oishi (2009)
The Effects of the 1.03 million yen Ceiling in a Dynamic Labor Supply Model: Contemporary Economic Policy, 27:2, pp.147–163 (2009)
The role of married women’s labor supply on family earnings distribution in Japan: Journal of Income Distribution 16, pp.110-127, co-authored with Akiko S. Oishi (2007)
The effectiveness of financial incentives in controlling the health care expenditures of seniors: Japan and the World Economy 19, pp.461-482 (2007)
Fringe Benefit Provision for Female Part-time Workers in Japan: in Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States, Seiritsu Ogura, Toshiaki Tachibanaki, and David Wise eds. The University of Chicago Press, pp.339-370 (2003)
Universities and the entry-level job market: Evidence from Japanese panel data: Labour Economics, 9, pp. 699-715 (2002)
Employees’ Pension Benefits and the Labor Supply of Older Japanese Workers, 1980s-1990s: Aging Issues in the United States and Japan, Seiritsu Ogura, Toshiaki Tachibanaki and David Wise eds. The University of Chicago Press, pp.273-305, (2001)
A Comparison of wage structures in the United States and Japan: Results from Cell Mean Regressions: Japanese Economic Review, Vol.51 No.2, 252-267 (2000)
The Effects of Income Tax and Social Security on the Part-time Labor Supply in Japan: Review of Social Policy, No. 6, pp. 45-64,co-authoered with Fumio Ohtake (1997)
Chief Executive Turnover and Firm Performance in Japan: Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 11, pp.2-26 (1997)
Specific Capital, Adverse Selection and Turnover: A Comparison of the United States and Japan: Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 8, pp.272-292 (1994)

Additional results for published papers

Materials Related to " Universities and the Entry-Level Job Market: Evidence from Japanese Panel Data" Labour Economics, 9, pp. 699-715 (2002): Data Appendix to “Universities and the Entry-Level Job Market: Evidence from Japanese Panel Data”; Unpublished Results for “Universities and the Entry-Level Job Market: Evidence from Japanese Panel Data”

Other Writings

Comment on Level the Playing Field to Bolster the Boardroom: Sports as a Springboard for Women’s Labor Force Advancement in Asia
: Asian Economic Policy Review 11, 137–138 (2016), doi: 10.1111/aepr.12126
Long-Term Impacts of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act in Japan
: Japan Labor Review 10(2), pp. 20-34 (2013)
The Academic Labor Market in Japan and the Presence of Women
: Fall 2012 Issue of CSWEP Newsletter (Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, American Economic Association)
Minimum Wages and Employment in Japan.
: Japan Labor Review 8(2), pp. 42-54 (2011)
Cohort experiences of labor force behavior and its implications for sustainability of the public pension system in Japan: (Chapter 2, Empirical Studies on Public Pension Systems towards the Balance between Equity and Sustainable Development of the Pension System under the Change in Japanese Economy, ESRI International Collaboration Projects 2006)
Does the 1.03-Million-yen Tax Exempt Limit Depress the Hourly Wage of Part-Time Workers?: Japan Labor Bulletin, September, Japan Institute of Labour, pp.6-7 (2002)

Yukiko Abe: Profile

Education: B.A. (Economics) University of Tokyo 1987
Ph.D. (Economics) Princeton University 1994
Past positions: Lecturer, Nagoya City University 1994-1997
Associate Professor, Nagoya City University 1997-1999
Associate Professor, Asia University 1999-2005
Associate Professor, Hokkaido University 2005-2008
Professor, Hokkaido University 2009-present

Contact Address

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Yukiko Abe

Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration, Hokkaido University

Kita 9 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo-shi, 060-0809 JAPAN

Email: abey<at mark>econ.hokudai.ac.jp