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Postal address:	Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Workplace:	Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo, (more information at EDIRC) Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, (more information at EDIRC) Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) Tokyo Center for Economic Research (TCER), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

AI, Skill, and Productivity: The Case of Taxi Drivers
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Also in CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2022)
Measurements of Skill and Skill-Use Using PIAAC
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2022)
Training, Productivity and Wages: Direct Evidence from a Temporary Help Agency
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Also in CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2022)

2021

COVID-19 and the Employment Gender Gap
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
Also in CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London (2021) View citations (1)
Estimating the Effects of the Minimum Wage Using the Introduction of Indexation
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2021) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2021)
Firms' Responses and Policy Measures to the COVID-19 Pandemic: An analysis based on a firm survey (Japanese)
Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
The Impact of COVID-19 on Japanese Firms: Mobility and Resilience via Remote Work
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (1)
Also in CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University (2021) View citations (1)
The Return of the Dead? The COVID-19 Business Support Programs in Japan (Forthcoming in Journal of Banking and Finance)
CARF F-Series, Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo View citations (1)
Zombies, Again? The COVID-19 Business Support Programs in Japan
Bank of Japan Working Paper Series, Bank of Japan View citations (1)

2020

Commuting Zones in Japan
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (3)
Robots and Employment: Evidence from Japan, 1978-2017
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (7)

2019

Adoption of Automation Technology and Labor Substitution (Japanese)
Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (4)

2018

Adjustments of regular and non-regular workers to exogenous shocks: Evidence from exchange rate fluctuation
Bank of Japan Working Paper Series, Bank of Japan View citations (7)
Parental Leaves and Female Skill Utilization: Evidence from PIAAC
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

2016

Biases in Subjective Performance Evaluation
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (2)
Researchers' Career Transitions over the Life Cycle
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Scientometrics (2016)
Working Hours, Promotion, and Gender Gaps in the Workplace
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (3)

2012

A Gift of Time
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (21)
See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2013)
Brides for Sale: Cross-Border Marriages and Female Immigration
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2017)
Changing Unchanged Inequality: Higher Education, Youth Population, and the Japan's Seniority Wages
Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (4)
Low Birth Weight: Its Causes and Consequences
Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (1)

2011

Aggregate Impacts of a Gift of Time
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2012)
Applying the Mincer Wage Equation to Japanese Data (Japanese)
Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (10)
Declining Long-Term Employment in Japan
ESRI Discussion paper series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (2013)
Who Bears the Cost of the Business Cycle? Labor-Market Institutions and Volatility of the Youth Unemployment Rate
Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
See also Journal Article in IZA Journal of Labor Policy (2012)
Why Has the Fraction of Contingent Workers Increased? A Case Study of Japan
IDEC DP2 Series, Hiroshima University, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) View citations (18)
Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2011) View citations (18)
Why Has the Fraction of Contingent Workers Increased?: A case study of Japan (Japanese)
Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (18)

2010

Does Information Technology Induce the De-skilling of Contingent Workers?: Experiences in the Japanese Electrical and Electronic Industry
Bank of Japan Working Paper Series, Bank of Japan
Is Work Sharing Effective? (Japanese)
Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Labor-Market Attachment and Training Participation
PIE/CIS Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (2)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in The Japanese Economic Review (2013)

2009

Is Minimum Wage an Effective Anti-Poverty Policy in Japan?
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (14)
See also Journal Article in Pacific Economic Review (2009)

2008

Labor Market Responses to Legal Work Hour Reduction: Evidence from Japan
ESRI Discussion paper series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (16)
Stable Wage Distribution in Japan, 1982-2002: A Counter Example for SBTC?
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (5)

2007

Male-Female Wage and Productivity Differentials: A Structural Approach Using Japanese Firm-level Panel Data
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (2)
Also in Econometric Society 2004 Australasian Meetings, Econometric Society (2004)

2006

Analysis of the Survey Response Behavior: An experience from a pilot survey of the health and living status of the 50s and beyond in Japan
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Deferred Compensation: Evidence from Employer-Employee Matched Data from Japan
Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (23)
Green Taxes and Double Dividends in a Dynamic Economy
CAEPR Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Department of Economics, Indiana University Bloomington View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Modeling (2008)
Nenkochingin ha seisansei to kairishiteiruka: Kogyochosa, chinginkozokihonchosa kohyo data niyoru jissho bunseki [in Japanese]
Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (1)
The Bound Estimate of the Gender Wage Convergence under Employment Compositional Change
ESRI Discussion paper series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (6)
The Effect of Age at School Entry on Education and Income
ESRI Discussion paper series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) View citations (6)
Wage Distribution in Japan: 1989-2003
Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2008)

2005

The Productivity of Public Capital: Evidence from the 1994 Electoral Reform of Japan
ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University View citations (8)
The efficient moment estimation of the probit model with an endogenous continuous regressor
Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (2)
Working Mothers and Sons' Preferences Regarding Female Labor: Direct Evidence From Stated Preferences
Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (1)

2004

Testing the Morale Theory of Nominal Wage Rigidity
ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University View citations (11)
See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2007)

2002

Compensating Wage Differentials among Self-Employed Workers:Evidence from Job Satisfaction Scores
ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University View citations (16)
Peer Effects on Substance Use among American Teenagers
ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2004)

2001

Attrition Bias in Economic Relationships Estimated with Matched CPS Files
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
Human Capital Accumulation of Salaried and Self-Employed Workers
ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2003)

Undated

A Positive Outcome of COVID-19? The Effects of Work from Home on Gender Attitudes and Household Production
Bank of Japan Working Paper Series, Bank of Japan

Journal Articles

2022

Measurements of skill and skill-use using PIAAC
Labour Economics, 2022, 78, (C)
See also Working Paper (2022)

2021

An Assessment of Abenomics from the Labor Market Perspective
Asian Economic Policy Review, 2021, 16, (2), 247-278 View citations (5)
Employment Adjustments of Regular and Non-Regular Workers to Exogenous Shocks: Evidence from Exchange-Rate Fluctuation
ILR Review, 2021, 74, (2), 470-510
Estimating the effects of the minimum wage using the introduction of indexation
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 184, (C), 388-408 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2021)
Who can work from home? The roles of job tasks and HRM practices
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2021, 62, (C) View citations (11)

2020

THE EFFECTS OF GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE DURING A RECESSION ON LIVING STANDARDS
Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (1), 283-293 View citations (6)

2019

Koyō wa keiyaku: funiki ni makenai hatarakikata (Employment is a contract: a working style that does not give in to atmosphere)
Social Science Japan Journal, 2019, 22, (2), 304-306
The labor market in Japan, 2000–2018
IZA World of Labor, 2019, 385 View citations (4)

2018

Measurement of Labor Input in the Productivity Analysis: Insights from Temporary Help Agency Workersʼ Labor Market
Economic Review, 2018, 69, (4), 328-345

2017

Assessing the effects of reducing standard hours: Regression discontinuity evidence from Japan
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2017, 43, (C), 59-76 View citations (12)
BRIDES FOR SALE: CROSS-BORDER MARRIAGES AND FEMALE IMMIGRATION
Economic Inquiry, 2017, 55, (2), 633-654 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2012)
Comment on “Returns to Education and Skills in the Labor Market: Evidence from Japan and Korea”
Asian Economic Policy Review, 2017, 12, (1), 161-162 View citations (1)
Does labor legislation benefit workers? Well-being after an hours reduction
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2017, 44, (C), 1-12 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper (2014)
Estimating the residential land damage of the Fukushima nuclear accident
Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, 99, (C), 148-160 View citations (14)
Moment Estimation of the Probit Model with an Endogenous Continuous Regressor
The Japanese Economic Review, 2017, 68, (1), 48-62 View citations (2)
Also in The Japanese Economic Review, 2017, 68, (1), 48-62 (2017) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2015)

2016

Fewer school days, more inequality
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2016, 39, (C), 35-52 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper (2013)
Researchers’ career transitions over the life cycle
Scientometrics, 2016, 109, (3), 1435-1454 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper (2016)
University prestige, performance evaluation, and promotion: Estimating the employer learning model using personnel datasets
Labour Economics, 2016, 41, (C), 135-148 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (2015)
Why has wage inequality evolved so differently between Japan and the US? The role of the supply of college-educated workers
Economics of Education Review, 2016, 52, (C), 29-50 View citations (12)

2015

The changing and unchanged nature of inequality and seniority in Japan
The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2015, 13, (1), 129-153 View citations (14)
The educational upgrading of Japanese youth, 1982–2007: Are all Japanese youth ready for structural reforms?
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2015, 37, (C), 100-126 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2015)

2014

Incidence of Strict Quality Standards: Protection of Consumers or Windfall for Professionals?
Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, (1), 195 - 224 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2013)
Labor‐Market Institutions and Long‐Term Effects of Youth Unemployment
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2014, 46, (S2), 95-116 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

A gift of time
Labour Economics, 2013, 24, (C), 205-216 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper (2012)
Declining long-term employment in Japan
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2013, 28, (C), 19-36 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper (2011)
LABOUR-MARKET ATTACHMENT AND TRAINING PARTICIPATION
The Japanese Economic Review, 2013, 64, (1), 73-97 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper (2010)
Minimum wage in a deflationary economy: The Japanese experience, 1994–2003
Labour Economics, 2013, 24, (C), 264-276 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper (2013)
Why Has the Fraction of Nonstandard Workers Increased? A Case Study of Japan
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2013, 60, (4), 360-389 View citations (27)

2012

Aggregate Impacts of a Gift of Time
American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 612-16 View citations (26)
See also Working Paper (2011)
Who bears the cost of the business cycle? Labor-market institutions and volatility of the youth unemployment rate
IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2012, 1, (1), 1-22 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

Actual age at school entry, educational outcomes, and earnings
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2011, 25, (2), 64-80 View citations (53)

2010

Incumbent's price response to new entry: The case of Japanese supermarkets
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2010, 24, (2), 196-212 View citations (11)
See also Chapter (2010)
International Comparison of Variation in Age Specific Unemployment Rate
Economic Review, 2010, 61, (2), 154-167

2009

IS MINIMUM WAGE AN EFFECTIVE ANTI‐POVERTY POLICY IN JAPAN?
Pacific Economic Review, 2009, 14, (4), 532-554 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper (2009)
The productivity of public capital: Evidence from Japan's 1994 electoral reform
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2009, 23, (3), 332-343 View citations (6)
Working mothers and sons’ preferences regarding female labor supply: direct evidence from stated preferences
Journal of Population Economics, 2009, 22, (1), 115-130 View citations (62)

2008

Green taxes and double dividends in a dynamic economy
Journal of Policy Modeling, 2008, 30, (1), 19-32 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper (2006)
Self-Employment Rents: Evidence from Job Satisfaction Scores
Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, 2008, 49, (1), 35-45 View citations (21)
The causal effect of graduating from a top university on promotion: Evidence from the University of Tokyo's 1969 admission freeze
Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (2), 184-196 View citations (4)
Wage distribution in Japan, 1989-2003
Canadian Journal of Economics, 2008, 41, (4), 1329-1350 View citations (35)
Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2008, 41, (4), 1329-1350 (2008) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

A market test for sex discrimination: Evidence from Japanese firm-level panel data
International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2007, 25, (3), 441-460 View citations (56)
Are Wage‐tenure Profiles Steeper than Productivity‐tenure Profiles?―Evidence from Japanese Establishment Data from the Census of Manufacturers and the Basic Survey Wage Structure―
Economic Review, 2007, 58, (1), 61-90 View citations (7)
THE IMPACT OF THE MINIMUM WAGE ON FEMALE EMPLOYMENT IN JAPAN
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007, 25, (1), 107-118 View citations (15)
Testing the Morale Theory of Nominal Wage Rigidity
ILR Review, 2007, 61, (1), 59-74 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper (2004)

2006

ARE COMPUTERS AT HOME A FORM OF CONSUMPTION OR AN INVESTMENT? A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS FOR JAPAN*
The Japanese Economic Review, 2006, 57, (1), 69-86 View citations (15)
James J. Heckman and Alan B. Krueger, Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?
Economic Review, 2006, 57, (3), 279-281

2005

Negative Self Selection into Self-employment among African Americans
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 5, (1), 1-27 View citations (13)

2004

Peer effects on substance use among American teenagers
Journal of Population Economics, 2004, 17, (2), 351-367 View citations (46)
See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

Human capital accumulation of salaried and self-employed workers
Labour Economics, 2003, 10, (1), 55-71 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper (2001)

Chapters

2010

Incumbent's Price Response to New Entry: The Case of Japanese Supermarkets
A chapter in Sticky Prices and Inflation Dynamics (NBER-TCER-CEPR), 2010, pp 196-212 View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (2010)