Details about Emiko Usui

Homepage:	https://www.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/~usui/
Workplace:	Tokyo Center for Economic Research (TCER), (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

Heterogeneous Effects of Retirement on Health: Evidence from Japan
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

2017

The effects of providing eldercare on daughters’ employment and mental health in Japan
CIS Discussion paper series, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

2016

Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from Japan
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
See also Chapter Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from Japan, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
Informal parental care and female labor supply in Japan
CIS Discussion paper series, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Informal parental care and female labour supply in Japan, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
Intergenerational Transmission of Skills and Differences in Labor Market Outcomes for Blacks and Whites
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)

2015

Are Japanese Men of Pensionable Age Underemployed or Overemployed?
Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (2)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Are Japanese Men of Pensionable Age Underemployed or Overemployed?, The Japanese Economic Review, Springer (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2014

Breastfeeding Practices and Parental Employment in Japan
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Breastfeeding practices and parental employment in Japan, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2017) (2017)
Work Capacity of Older Adults in Japan
CIS Discussion paper series, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (2)

2013

Employer Learning, Job Mobility, and Wage Dynamics
2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)

2012

Employer Learning, Job Changes, and Wage Dynamics
Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Employer learning, job changes, and wage dynamics, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2021) (2021)
Gender Occupational Segregation in an Equilibrium Search Model
CIS Discussion paper series, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (7)
The Effect of Pension Reform on Pension-Benefit Expectations and Savings Decisions in Japan
CIS Discussion paper series, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (1)
Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2011) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article The effect of pension reform on pension-benefit expectations and savings decisions in Japan, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (20) (2014)

2010

Concave-Monotone Treatment Response and Monotone Treatment Selection: With an Application to the Returns to Schooling
PIE/CIS Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Concave‐monotone treatment response and monotone treatment selection: With an application to the returns to schooling, Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society (2014) View citations (8) (2014)
Do Parents' Social Skills Influence Their Children's Sociability?
PIE/CIS Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (3)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Do Parents’ Social Skills Influence Their Children’s Sociability?, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2014) View citations (6) (2014)

2005

Work Hours, Wages, and Vacation Leave
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Work Hours, Wages, and Vacation Leave, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2007) View citations (21) (2007)

Journal Articles

2024

Effects of mandatory residencies on female physicians’ specialty choices: Evidence from Japan's new medical residency program
Labour Economics, 2024, 90, (C)
See also Working Paper Effects of Mandatory Residencies on Female Physicians' Specialty Choices: Evidence from Japan's New Medical Residency Program, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
Unraveling the determinants of overemployment and underemployment among older workers in Japan: A machine learning approach
The Japanese Economic Review, 2024, 75, (4), 691-737
See also Working Paper Unraveling the Determinants of Overemployment and Underemployment among Older Workers in Japan: A machine learning approach, Discussion papers (2024) (2024)

2023

Female labor market conditions and gender gaps in aspirations
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 211, (C), 165-187

2022

Work-Life Balance, Well-Being, and Productivity with Remote Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan
Economic Review, 2022, 73, (4), 358-391

2021

Employer learning, job changes, and wage dynamics
Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59, (3), 1286-1307
See also Working Paper Employer Learning, Job Changes, and Wage Dynamics, Working Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2020

Career Development of Female Physicians in Japan: Gender Differencesin Obtaining Board Certification
Economic Review, 2020, 71, (4), 358-376

2018

Fertility Knowledge and the Subjective Probability of Having Children
Economic Review, 2018, 69, (3), 227-241
Hitodebusoku nanoni naze chingin ga agaranainoka (Why Wages Do Not Increase Despite the Labor Shortage)
Social Science Japan Journal, 2018, 21, (2), 363-365
How does informal caregiving affect daughters’ employment and mental health in Japan?
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2018, 49, (C), 1-7 View citations (2)

2017

Breastfeeding practices and parental employment in Japan
Review of Economics of the Household, 2017, 15, (2), 579-596
See also Working Paper Breastfeeding Practices and Parental Employment in Japan, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
Comment on “Availability of Long-term Care Facilities and Middle-aged People's Labor Supply in Japan”
Asian Economic Policy Review, 2017, 12, (1), 113-114 View citations (1)
Informal parental care and female labour supply in Japan
Applied Economics Letters, 2017, 24, (9), 635-638 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Informal parental care and female labor supply in Japan, CIS Discussion paper series (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
【Book Review】Isamu Yamamoto and Sachiko Kuroda, Economic Analysis of Working Hours: Prospects for a Working Style in a Super-aging Society
Economic Review, 2017, 68, (1), 90-91

2016

Are Japanese Men of Pensionable Age Underemployed or Overemployed?
The Japanese Economic Review, 2016, 67, (2), 150-168 View citations (2)
Also in The Japanese Economic Review, 2016, 67, (2), 150-168 (2016) View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Are Japanese Men of Pensionable Age Underemployed or Overemployed?, Discussion papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
Parental Employment and their Quality Time with Children
Economic Review, 2016, 67, (1), 69-87
Sharing housework between husbands and wives: how to improve marital satisfaction for working wives in Japan
IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2016, 5, (1), 1-15 View citations (1)

2015

Occupational gender segregation in an equilibrium search model
IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 4, (1), 1-14 View citations (4)

2014

Concave‐monotone treatment response and monotone treatment selection: With an application to the returns to schooling
Quantitative Economics, 2014, 5, 175-194 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Concave-Monotone Treatment Response and Monotone Treatment Selection: With an Application to the Returns to Schooling, PIE/CIS Discussion Paper (2010) (2010)
Do Parents’ Social Skills Influence Their Children’s Sociability?
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2014, 14, (3), 1081-1116 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Do Parents' Social Skills Influence Their Children's Sociability?, PIE/CIS Discussion Paper (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
The effect of pension reform on pension-benefit expectations and savings decisions in Japan
Applied Economics, 2014, 46, (14), 1677-1691 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper The Effect of Pension Reform on Pension-Benefit Expectations and Savings Decisions in Japan, CIS Discussion paper series (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2009

Wages, non-wage characteristics, and predominantly male jobs
Labour Economics, 2009, 16, (1), 52-63 View citations (8)

2008

Job satisfaction and the gender composition of jobs
Economics Letters, 2008, 99, (1), 23-26 View citations (26)

2007

Severance payments in equilibrium unemployment
Economics Letters, 2007, 94, (3), 342-347 View citations (2)
Work Hours, Wages, and Vacation Leave
ILR Review, 2007, 60, (3), 408-428 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper Work Hours, Wages, and Vacation Leave, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (8) (2005)

Chapters

2018

Labor Force Participation of the Elderly in Japan
A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Working Longer, 2018, pp 163-178 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Labor Force Participation of the Elderly in Japan, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2017

Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from Japan
A chapter in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages, 2017, pp 219-241 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from Japan, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (4) (2016)

2016

Intergenerational Transmission of Skills and Differences in Labor Market Outcomes for Blacks and Whites☆
A chapter in Inequality: Causes and Consequences, 2016, vol. 43, pp 227-286 View citations (7)