Research Interest

Labor Economics

Research Theme

• Labour Markets and Institutions
• Employment Policy and Program Evaluation

Profile

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, 2007- Present
Researcher, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, 2003-2007
Researcher, The Japan Institute of Labour, 2001-2003
Ph.D. Economics, Osaka University, 2001

Publications

1. “Promotion and Turnover in Workers’ Early Career: An International Comparison of Transitions of Non-standard Workers” (with Shuichi Hirata), JILPT Discussion Paper, 2011. (in Japanese)
2. “Labor Turnover” in Mitani, N., The Economics of Labor Supply, Minerva Shobo, 2010. (in Japanese)
3. “Regional Disparity of Wage and Employment” in Higuchi, Y., Labor Market and Income Distribution, Keio University Press, 2010. (in Japanese)
4. “Job Creation by Local Initiatives: Effects of Special Zones for Structural Reform”, Japan Labor Review, 5 (1): 101-121, 2008.
5. “A Study on Regional Labor Market Using Prefectural Data: Empirical Analysis of Regional Disparity in Unemployment and Non-Employment”, The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies, Vol.47, No.6, 4-16, 2005. (in Japanese)
6. “Discrimination against and Assimilation of Immigrants in the Japanese Labor Market: The Wage Structure of Permanent Resident Foreign Workers”, The Monthly Journal of the Japan Institute of Labour, Vol.41, No.10, 78-89, 1999. (in Japanese)

Message

My research is concerned with labor markets and institutions. Specifically, I am interested in measuring the effects of institutions and policies on various outcomes such as youth employment and regional employment.

Contact

E-mail

yugami(at)econ.kobe-u.ac.jp