Immigration, imports, and (im)mutable Japanese labor markets

Akira Sasahara, Yumin Sui and Emily Taguchi
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Yumin Sui: Faculty of Economics, Keio University (Student)
Emily Taguchi: Department of Economics, University of Cologne (Student)

No 2023-002, Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series from Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University

Abstract: This paper investigates the effects of globalization?measured by an increase in immigration and in imports from China?on labor market outcomes in Japan. We attempt to identify the causal links using a shift-share instrument based on previous settlement patterns of migrants for immigration shocks, and the one based on previous spatial allocation of sectoral employment for import shocks. The results suggest limited impact of these variables on wages, however, significant effects are found in the late 1990s, suggesting their interactions with Japan�fs Lost Decade.

Keywords: immigration; China trade shock; wages; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F16 F22 F66 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2023-02-06
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-int, nep-lab, nep-mig and nep-ure
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