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Assessing the child-rearing support policies based on the subjective expectations of young people on marriage, child-rearing, and employment

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16H03609
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionYokohama National University

Principal Investigator

Okumura Tsunao  横浜国立大学, 大学院国際社会科学研究院, 教授 (90323922)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 臼井 恵美子  一橋大学, 経済研究所, 准教授 (50467263)
菅野 早紀  大東文化大学, 経済学部, 講師 (70755537)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,780,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Keywords主観的期待確率 / 結婚、出産・育児 / 就業 / 育児支援策 / 経済政策 / 計量経済学 / 労働経済学 / 期待形成 / 少子化
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Gender differences in pay and occupation persist. Many possible explanations have been offered for these gaps. We have conducted a survey on young men and women to understand the gender differences in people's perspectives for career, job security, and family life. We have discovered distinct gender differences in expectations for them. The results from that survey are striking that already wide gender gaps in preferences and career perspectives are present among the young in Japan. We have also found that both men and women in Japan expect that balancing career and child-rearing would be difficult for them to cope with.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

少子化と生産年齢人口の減少が続く日本において、女性が就業と出産・子育てを両立でき、男性が就業しながら子育てに参画できる社会を構築することは、最優先の課題である。しかし、男性と女性の間でなぜ仕事内容に違いがあるのか、そして、就職後に女性が結婚や出産・育児を理由にどれくらい離職しているのかといった問題について、研究上意見の一致が見られていない。本研究では、青年男女が、自分の将来の結婚、出産・育児、就業状態をどのように期待しているかについてアンケート調査を実施し、調査結果を様々な角度から分析し、その結果に基づき、政策的含意を導き出す。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (25 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 8 results,  Open Access: 5 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results,  Invited: 7 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 妊娠知識が出産に対する主観的期待に与える影響2018

    • Author(s)
      臼井 恵美子, 小林 美樹
    • Journal Title

      経済研究

      Volume: 69(3) Pages: 227-241

    • NAID

      120006875287

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] How does informal caregiving affect daughters’ employment and mental health in Japan?2018

    • Author(s)
      Oshio Takashi、Usui Emiko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

      Volume: ─ Pages: 1-7

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jjie.2018.01.001

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Why Wages Do Not Increase Despite the Labor Shortage2018

    • Author(s)
      Usui Emiko
    • Journal Title

      SOCIAL SCIENCE JAPAN JOURNAL

      Volume: 21(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 363-365

    • DOI

      10.1093/ssjj/jyy005

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Emiko Usui, Satoshi Shimizunani and Takashi Oshio
    • Journal Title

      Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages

      Volume: - Pages: 219-241

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Comment on Availability of Long-term Care Facilities and Middle-aged People’s Labor Supply in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Usui, Emiko
    • Journal Title

      Asian Economic Policy Review

      Volume: 12 Pages: 113-114

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Informal parental care and female labour supply in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Takashi Oshio and Emiko Usui
    • Journal Title

      Applied Economics Letters

      Volume: Vol.24, No.9 Issue: 9 Pages: 635-638

    • DOI

      10.1080/13504851.2016.1217303

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 遺産が子の経済活動に与える影響 : 中高齢者パネルデータを用いた分析2017

    • Author(s)
      菅野早紀, 松山普一
    • Journal Title

      国民経済雑誌

      Volume: 215 Pages: 35-46

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Sharing housework between husbands and wives: how to improve marital satisfaction for working wives in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Kobayashi, Miki Kobayashi, Tsunao Okumura, and Emiko Usui
    • Journal Title

      IZA Journal of Labor Policy

      Volume: 5 Issue: 18 Pages: 1-15

    • DOI

      10.1186/s40173-016-0074-9

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 識別とは何か2016

    • Author(s)
      奥村綱雄
    • Journal Title

      経済セミナー増刊『進化する経済学の実証分析』

      Volume: 増刊号 Pages: 46-51

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Are Japanese men of pensionable age underemployed or overemployed?2016

    • Author(s)
      Usui M, Shimizutani S, Oshio T
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Economic Review

      Volume: 67(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 150-168

    • DOI

      10.1111/jere.12094

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Well-Being of Elderly Survivors after Natural Disasters: Measuring the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake2016

    • Author(s)
      Sugano, Saki
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Economic Review

      Volume: 67 Issue: 2 Pages: 211-229

    • DOI

      10.1111/jere.12103

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Breastfeeding Practices and Parental Employment in Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Kobayashi, M. and Usui, E.
    • Journal Title

      Review of Economics of the Household

      Volume: 近刊 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-18

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11150-014-9246-9

    • Description
      【掲載確定】 印刷中
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Gender Differences in Career Choice of College Students in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Tsunao Okumura
    • Organizer
      World Social Science Forum 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Gender Differences in Education and Job Security of College Students in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Emiko Usui
    • Organizer
      World Social Science Forum 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Pension Expectations and Household Portfolio Choice of the Elderly in Japan” Japan-Singapore Academic Forum on Ageing2018

    • Author(s)
      Tsunao Okumura and Emiko Usui
    • Organizer
      Singapore Management University
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Public Pension and The Elderly’s Labor Supply” Japan-Singapore Health and Labour Policy Roundtable2018

    • Author(s)
      Emiko Usui.
    • Organizer
      Singapore Management University
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Are Japanese Men of Pensionable Age Underemployed or Overemployed?2018

    • Author(s)
      Emiko Usui
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Pensions, Insurance and Savings,Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Health Capacity to Work at Older Ages: Evidence from Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Emiko Usui
    • Organizer
      Workshop on Technology and Aging Workforce, Asian Development Bank, Seoul, Korea University.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Sharing Housework between Husbands and Wives: How to Improve Marital Satisfaction for Working Wives in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Emiko Usui
    • Organizer
      アジア学術会議、日本学術会議
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 日本の労働市場における年金世代男性のさらなる貢献の可能性2017

    • Author(s)
      臼井恵美子
    • Organizer
      国立大学附置研究所・センター長会議 第三部会シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Breastfeeding Practices and Parental Employment in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      臼井恵美子
    • Organizer
      一橋大学・中国人民大学共催第7回アジア政策フォーラム
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] How Does Informal Caregiving Affect Daughters’ Employment and Mental Health in Japan?2017

    • Author(s)
      Emiko Usui
    • Organizer
      Population Association of America
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Effects of Providing Eldercare on Daughters’ Employment and Mental Health in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Usui, Emiko
    • Organizer
      2016 International Conference on Population Aging in Three East Asian Countries Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Response of Korea, China and Japan
    • Place of Presentation
      高麗大学(韓国)
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 部分識別入門2018

    • Author(s)
      奥村綱雄
    • Total Pages
      256
    • Publisher
      日本評論社
    • ISBN
      9784535558939
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] セオリー&プラクティス 経済政策 (柳川隆,永合位行,藤岡秀英編) 第10章 社会保障政策2017

    • Author(s)
      菅野早紀
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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