• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

Empirical Analysis on Entry-level Labor Markets - Regulating the Timing of Job Search

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K03434
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionDoshisha University (2018)
Okayama University (2015-2017)

Principal Investigator

Hiroko Okudaira  同志社大学, ビジネス研究科, 准教授 (80550954)

Research Collaborator Richard Blundell  University College London, 教授
Ichimura Hidehiko  東京大学, 教授
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords新卒採用 / 就職活動 / サーチ行動 / 差分の差 / 倫理憲章 / 留保賃金 / 新卒労働市場 / サーチ活動 / 人的資本投資 / 就職 / 大学生
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In entry-level labor markets, students search for post-graduation positions significantly in advance of their actual start dates, prompting debates over regulating job search timing. This project examines a unique case of the new college graduate labor market in Japan, where a guideline revision successfully delayed the timing of job searches and forced market participants to search under a shorter horizon. Based on differential exposures to the guideline revision across regions, I find that the revision significantly increased the employment rate at graduation. No positive effect was observed on students’ human capital investment. The plant-level analysis reveals that the revision decreased the starting salary of graduates in small plants, implying that the timing regulation reduced reservation values.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

新卒労働市場における就職活動の早期化はアメリカのロースクールなど、海外でも観察される事象であり、日本と同様の採用日程ルールの規制が繰り返されてきた。本研究は、そもそも、早期化に由来する問題がどれほど深刻であるかを日本のデータによって確認するものであり、海外の新卒市場に対しても学術的貢献がある。
一方、日本の大学生の採用日程ルールは、現時点でも議論が進められている政策的関心の高い課題だ。にも関わらず、これまで採用日程ルールの影響を因果関係の意味で識別した研究は存在しなかった。新しいエビデンスを与えた点が、本研究の社会的意義と考えられる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (32 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (23 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 15 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Minimum wage effects across heterogeneous markets2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira, Miho Takizawa, Kenta Yamanouchi
    • Journal Title

      Labour Economcis

      Volume: forthcoming Pages: 110-122

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.labeco.2019.03.004

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 高年齢労働者の増加が事業所に与えた影響2018

    • Author(s)
      奥平寛子、滝澤美帆
    • Journal Title

      DBSディスカッションペーパー・シリーズ

      Volume: DBS-18-02

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The economic costs of court decisions concerning dismissals in Japan: Identification by judge transfers2018

    • Author(s)
      Okudaira Hiroko
    • Journal Title

      International Review of Law and Economics

      Volume: 53 Pages: 60-75

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.irle.2017.09.006

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Journal Title

      Okayama University, Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: I-97 Pages: 1-48

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Older Sisters and Younger Brothers: The Impact of Siblings on Preference for Competition2015

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira, Yusuke Kinari, Noriko Mizutani, Fumio Ohtake, Akira Kawaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Personality and Individual Differences

      Volume: 82 Pages: 81-89

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.paid.2015.02.037

    • NAID

      40022346091

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] The Economic Costs of Court Decisions Concerning Dismissals in Japan: Identification by Judge Transfers2015

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Journal Title

      ISER Discussion Paper Series, Osaka University

      Volume: 733R Pages: 1-46

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Parental Investment after Natural Disasters2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      Japan-Korea Microdata Workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      Australian and Asian Association of Labour Economists Meeting, Seoul,
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Minimum Wage Effects across Heterogeneous Markets2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      European Association of Labour Economists Meeting, Lyon Convention Centre
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      第7回応用ミクロ経済学ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      International Association of Applied Econometrics
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道大学
    • Year and Date
      2017-06-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      Society of Labor Economics Annual Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Sheraton Hotel Raleigh, USA
    • Year and Date
      2017-05-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      Royal Economics Society Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Bristol
    • Year and Date
      2017-04-10
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan.2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      Royal Economics Society Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan.2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      Society of Labor Economics Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan.2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      International Association of Applied Econometrics
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Minimum Wage Effects across Heterogeneous Labor Market2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics, Inaugural Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      Hiroshima University Seminar
    • Place of Presentation
      広島大学
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      GRIPS Graduate Seminar
    • Place of Presentation
      政策研究大学院大学
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      東京労働経済研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      European Association of Labour Economists Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Ghent, Belgium
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search in Entry-level Labor Market: Evidence from College Graduates in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      EALE 28th Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Ghent, Belgium
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-15
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会春季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-18
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search in Entry-level Labor Market: Evidence from College Graduates in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会春季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      European Society of Population Economics Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Free University Berlin, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search in Entry-level Labor Market: Evidence from College Graduates in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      European Society of Population Economics Conference, 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Berlin, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-15
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search: Evidence from New College Graduates in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      UCL Brown bag seminar
    • Place of Presentation
      University College London
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regulating the Timing of Job Search in Entry-level Labor Market: Evidence from College Graduates in Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      関西労働研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学中之島センター
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Older Sisters and Younger Brothers: the Impact of Siblings on Preferences for Competition2015

    • Author(s)
      Hiroko Okudaira
    • Organizer
      The 4th SOLE/EALE World Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-26
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 研究代表者のホームページ

    • URL

      https://sites.google.com/view/hiroko-okudaira/

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 研究成果を公表するHP

    • URL

      http://www.geocities.jp/hiroko_okudaira/

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 研究者の業績公開ページ

    • URL

      http://www.geocities.jp/hiroko_okudaira/

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

URL: 

Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi