Regional variations in labor force behavior of women in Japan
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Abstract
This study uses cross-sectional data to investigate regional differences in women's participation in the labor market. Women's participation is high in the northern coastal region of Japan. This high rate of participation is caused by the fact that married women with children participate as regular full-time employees. Supply and demand factors explain part of the differences, but regional effects remain even after controlling for them. I attribute the high participation in the northern coastal region to long-standing norms regarding women's work.
Journal
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- Japan and the world economy
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Japan and the world economy 28 112-124, 2013-12
Elsevier
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Details
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- CRID
- 1050845763949449984
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- NII Article ID
- 120005674081
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- NII Book ID
- AA1153203X
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- HANDLE
- 2115/60290
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- ISSN
- 09221425
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Article Type
- journal article
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- Data Source
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- IRDB
- CiNii Articles
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