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The Abe government's economic policy.
Labour regulation and workers' rights in Japan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230589
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Greater labour force participation by women has mixed effects on inequality: it generates additional income, but with lower wage rates and benefits than for men.
Inequality in Japan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236070
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Near-stagnation in wages is difficult to reconcile with reports of a very tight labour market in which firms struggle to hire. The answer lies partly in much higher levels of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285105
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The centre-left main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party supported the prime minister’s 'stakeholder capitalism' approach. The government's plan seeks to ensure equal pay…
The time may be right to move on from what was designed to combat deflation, and attention is being given to wages for guidance. However, rising prices are not feeding through…
The ruling party lost seats, but not as many as predicted and it retains a comfortable majority. This clears the way for Kishida to set about implementing his economic promise: a…
Japan's labour market.
The proposal seeks to deal with a supposedly temporary shortage of workers but will also help address the longer-term issue of Japan’s declining workforce and ageing society.