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Parental leave, Universal childcare and Female Employment

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K17071
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Public finance/Public economy
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Asai Yukiko  東京大学, 社会科学研究所, 特別研究員 (10588172)

Research Collaborator YAMAGUCHI Shintaro  マクマスター大学, 経済学部, 准教授
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords女性就業 / 保育 / 子どもの発達 / 保育政策 / 育児休業
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research has evaluated policies implemented by the Japanese government aimed to encourage women to remain in the workforce around childbirth. My research focuses on two types of these family policies: (1) parental leave, and (2) universal childcare. My work on parental leave asks whether increases in cash benefits increase job continuity of new mothers. I exploit legal changes that have made parental leave more generous over time. In the end, I find little effects of these increases in generosity on job continuity. My work on universal childcare examines the relationship of local childcare availability on female employment and childhood developmental outcomes. I find modest effect on employment outcomes, substantial substitution between childcare and grandparental care, and some mixed effects on medium-run childhood development. A key theme in this research is that substantial barriers continue to exist that limit the intended effects of these policies on female employment.

Report

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

    (24 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Open Access: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア大学バークレー校(米国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マクマスター大学(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マクマスター大学(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Effects of Subsidized Childcare on Mothers' Labor Supply Under a Rationing Mechanism2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai,Ryo Kambayashi, Shintaro Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      一橋大学経済学研究所ディスカッションペーパー

      Volume: 658 Pages: 1-46

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] How Does Early Childcare Enrollment Affect Children, Parents, and Their Interactions?2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai,Ryo Kambayashi, Shintaro Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      一橋大学経済学研究所ディスカッションペーパー

      Volume: 656 Pages: 1-46

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 育児休業給付金と女性の就業2016

    • Author(s)
      朝井友紀子、 神林龍、山口慎太郎
    • Journal Title

      「経済分析」

      Volume: 161 Pages: 153-164

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 保育所整備は母親の就業率をなぜ押し上げなかったのか2016

    • Author(s)
      朝井友紀子、 神林龍、山口慎太郎
    • Journal Title

      「経済分析」

      Volume: 161 Pages: 121-152

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] How Does Early Childcare Enrollment Affect Children, Parents, and Their Interactions?2016

    • Author(s)
      Shintaro Yamaguchi, Yukiko Asai and Ryo Kambayashi
    • Journal Title

      東京大学社会科学研究所ディスカッションペーパーシリーズ

      Volume: F184 Pages: 1-52

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Parental Leave Reforms and the Employment of New Mothers: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai
    • Journal Title

      Labour Economics

      Volume: 36 Pages: 72-83

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.labeco.2015.02.007

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Childcare Availability, Household Structure, and Maternal Employment2015

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai, Ryo Kambayashi and Shintaro Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

      Volume: 38 Pages: 172-192

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jjie.2015.05.009

    • NAID

      210000187381

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 保育所整備は母親の就業率をなぜ押し上げなかったのか2015

    • Author(s)
      朝井友紀子、神林龍、山口慎太郎
    • Journal Title

      一橋大学経済研究所Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: No.630 Pages: 1-36

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] How Does Early Childcare Enrollment Affect Children, Parents, and Their Interactions?2018

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai,Ryo Kambayashi, Shintaro Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      The Society of Labor Economists Annual Meetings
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Overtime Premium and Hours of Work: Lessons From the Mandatory Increase in the Overtime Premium Rates2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai
    • Organizer
      American Economic Association Annual Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      シカゴ(アメリカ)
    • Year and Date
      2017-01-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Who Benefits from Flexible Labor Demand? New Evidence from a Matched Worker-Firm Panel2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai, Dmitri Koustas
    • Organizer
      Trans Pacific Labor Seminar
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Costs of Employment and Flexible Labor Demand: Evidence from a Parental Leave Reform2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai
    • Organizer
      ソウル国立大学
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] How Does Early Childcare Enrollment Affect Children, Parents, and Their Interactions?2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai,Ryo Kambayashi, Shintaro Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Overtime premium and hours of work: Lessons from the mandatory increase in the premium rates2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai
    • Organizer
      Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] How Does Early Childcare Enrollment Affect Children, Parents, and Their Interactions?2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai,Ryo Kambayashi, Shintaro Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Demographic Change in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai
    • Organizer
      Knowledge Week, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University
    • Place of Presentation
      一橋大学ICS(東京都・千代田区)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Overtime premium and hours of work: Lessons from the mandatory increase in the premium rates2017

    • Author(s)
      朝井友紀子
    • Organizer
      東京労働経済学研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学社会科学研究所(東京都・文京区)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Overtime Premium and Hours of Work: Lessons From the Mandatory Increase in the Overtime Premium Rates2016

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai
    • Organizer
      The 32nd annual congress of the European Economic Association
    • Place of Presentation
      ジュネーブ(スイス)
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-22
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Who Benefits from Flexible Labor Demand? New Evidence from a Matched Worker-Firm Panel2016

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai and Dmitri Koustas
    • Organizer
      Institute for Research on Labor and Employment UC Berkeley, Visiting Scholar Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      バークレー(アメリカ)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Overtime premium and hours of work: Lessons from the mandatory increase in the overtime premium2015

    • Author(s)
      Yukiko Asai
    • Organizer
      Hitotsubashi Summer Institute
    • Place of Presentation
      一橋大学、国立・東京
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-01
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Childcare Availability, Household Structure, and Maternal Employment2015

    • Author(s)
      朝井友紀子、神林龍、山口慎太郎
    • Organizer
      Fourth SOLE/EALE World Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      モントリオール、カナダ
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-26
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2022-06-07  

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