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Educational Credentialism and Elite Formation in Japan: A Long-term Perspective

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K03504
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Public finance/Public economy
Research InstitutionHitotsubashi University

Principal Investigator

Hiroshi Ono  一橋大学, 大学院国際企業戦略研究科, 教授 (80747981)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) KAWAGUCHI Daiji  東京大学, 大学院経済研究科, 教授 (80346139)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords学歴主義 / エリート形成 / 人的資本 / シグナリング / 役員輩出率 / educational credentials / human capital / university education / elite formation / corporate executives / database / stratification
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Educational credentials play a critical role in elite formation in Japan. Entering a prestigious firm and advancing to executive positions assume graduation from an elite university.
In this project, we conduct econometric analyses to examine the extent to which “educational credentialism” has strengthened or weakened over time. Specifically, we use microdata of executives from 1991 to 2016 with over 1 million observations to estimate the role of educational credentials in producing corporate executives.
Our results show that the probability of elite universities’ producing corporate executives has declined over time, suggesting that role of educational credentials in producing elites has weakened over time. Our findings suggest that social mobility and status attainment in Japanese society is shifting from credentialism to meritocracy.

Report

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

    (18 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Cincinnati(U.S.A.)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Globalization and Greater Flexibility in the Japanese Labor Market: Exploring the Macro-micro Link2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Ono
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Asia-Pacific Business

      Volume: 18 Issue: 4 Pages: 242-261

    • DOI

      10.1080/10599231.2017.1383133

    • NAID

      120006926806

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Labor Market in Japan, 2000-20162017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi, Hiroaki Mori
    • Journal Title

      IZA World of Labor

      Volume: 385 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.15185/izawol.385

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Does Labor Legislation Benefit Workers? Well-Being after an Hours Reduction2017

    • Author(s)
      Daniel S. Hamermesh, Daiji Kawaguchi, and Jungmin Lee
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

      Volume: Vol.44 Pages: 1-12

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jjie.2017.02.003

    • NAID

      210000175935

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Assessing the Effects of Reducing Standard Hours: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi, Hisahiro Naito, and Izumi Yokoyama
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

      Volume: vol.43 Pages: 59-76

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jjie.2016.12.002

    • NAID

      210000163342

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 人手不足と賃金停滞の並存は経済理論で説明できる2017

    • Author(s)
      川口大司(共同筆者・連携研究者)・原ひろみ
    • Journal Title

      玄田有史・編『人手不足なのになぜ賃金が上がらないのか』慶応義塾大学出版

      Volume: - Pages: 101-120

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 日本の労働時間はなぜ減らないのか?─長時間労働の社会学的考察2016

    • Author(s)
      小野浩
    • Journal Title

      日本労働研究雑誌

      Volume: 677 Pages: 15-27

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] スペンス『市場でのシグナリング活動』2016

    • Author(s)
      小野浩
    • Journal Title

      日本労働研究雑誌

      Volume: 669 Pages: 2-5

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Organizational performance implications of internal labor markets2018

    • Author(s)
      Brymer, Rhett and Hiroshi Ono
    • Organizer
      European Group for Organizational Studies, Tallinn, Estonia
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pedigree, prestige and elite formation in postwar Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Ono
    • Organizer
      Eastern Sociological Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Philadelphia, USA
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-23
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Educational Credentialism and Elite Formation in Japan: A Long-term Perspective2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Ono
    • Organizer
      American Sociological Association Meeting, Montreal, Canada
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Pedigree, Prestige and Corporate Elites in Postwar Japan: A Cohort-Based Approach2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Ono
    • Organizer
      Hitotsubashi University Business School, Doctoral Seminar
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Family Policies and Female Skill Utilization: Evidence from PIAAC2017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi(連携研究者)
    • Organizer
      The Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics (AASLE) Inaugural Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Family Policies and Female Skill Utilization: Evidence from PIAAC2017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi(連携研究者)
    • Organizer
      2017 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Gender Difference in Human Capital Accumulation and Utilization: An International Perspective2017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi(連携研究者)
    • Organizer
      2nd Belgian-Japanese Public Finance Workshop
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Educational Credentialism and Elite Formation in Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Ono
    • Organizer
      Organization Science and Knowledge Entrepreneurs Seminar
    • Place of Presentation
      Hitotsubashi University, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-09
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] 解雇規制を問い直す 金銭解決の制度設計2018

    • Author(s)
      大内伸哉・川口大司(共同筆者・連携研究者)
    • Total Pages
      326
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • ISBN
      9784641165212
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 日本の労働市場 -- 経済学者の視点2017

    • Author(s)
      川口大司編(連携研究者)
    • Total Pages
      430
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • ISBN
      9784641165120
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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