Leaving the parental home in post-war Japan: social, economic and demographic determinants

Setsuya Fukuda
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Setsuya Fukuda: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

No WP-2010-007, MPIDR Working Papers from Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between home-leaving intensities of young adults and the rapid social, economic, and demographic changes that took place in post-World War II Japan. By using event-history modeling, the study shows that the declines in sibling numbers and in rural residence discourage young adults from leaving home before marriage. The practice of stem-family norms helps to explain the delay to some extent. Finally, marriage delay has a substantial impact on later home-leaving as leaving home is closely linked with marriage in Japan.

Keywords: Japan; adulthood; economic growth; employment; event history analysis; household; marriage; modernization; school enrollment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.4054/MPIDR-WP-2010-007

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