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Market power in the labor market

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16H03630
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Public finance/Public economy
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Kawaguchi Daiji  東京大学, 大学院経済学研究科(経済学部), 教授 (80346139)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 横山 泉  一橋大学, 国際・公共政策大学院, 准教授 (30712236)
西脇 雅人  大阪大学, 経済学研究科, 准教授 (80599259)
Research Collaborator NISHIWAKI Masato  大阪大学, 経済学研究科, 准教授 (80599259)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,750,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥5,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,380,000)
Keywords買い手支配力 / 労働経済学 / 労働市場 / 市場支配力 / 雇用主の市場支配力 / 労働市場仲介者
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We analyzed the pricing behavior of temporary help agency using the administrative data of Ministry of Labor of Japanese government. The gap between the fee charged on client company and the wage paid to workers is around 30% on average and the gap varies significantly across establishments. We found the the gap between the fee and the wage is larger in the region where the market structure is less competitive. The results are consistent with the notion that employers exercise the monopsony power.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

労働市場に摩擦があると、雇用主には賃金決定力が発生し、労働者の生産性と賃金の間に乖離が生まれうる。このような買い手独占力の存在が明確に認識できるケースとして派遣労働市場を分析した。厚生労働省のデータを用いた実証分析を行ったところ、派遣料金と賃金の間には平均的に約3割の乖離があり、その乖離は派遣事業者の数が少なく競争があまり激しくないと思われる地域で大きいことが明らかになった。このことは労働市場における摩擦の存在が、買い手独占力の行使につながっていることを意味している。

Report

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

    (60 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (24 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 20 results,  Open Access: 9 results) Presentation (24 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 18 results) Book (7 results) Remarks (1 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア大学アーバイン校(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア大学アーバイン校(米国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア大学アーバイン校(米国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Adjustments of regular and non-regular workers to exogenous shocks: Evidence from exchange-rate fluctuation2019

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Yokoyama, Kazuhito Higa, and Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Industrial and Labor Relations Review

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 認知能力・非認知能力スコアを用いた人材活用2019

    • Author(s)
      乾友彦,児玉直美,園田友樹,横山泉,内藤淳,仁田光彦
    • Journal Title

      経済分析

      Volume: 199

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Inequality through wage response to the business cycle? Evidence from the FFL decomposition method2019

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Yokoyama, Naomi Kodama, and Yoshio Higuchi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

      Volume: 51 Pages: 87-98

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jjie.2018.12.002

    • NAID

      210000159789

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Effects of state-sponsored human capital investment on the selection of training type2019

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Yokoyama, Naomi Kodama, and Yoshio Higuchi
    • Journal Title

      Japan and the World Economy

      Volume: 49 Pages: 40-49

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.japwor.2018.07.003

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The Labour Market Effects of Increases in Social Insurance Premium: Evidence from Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Kodama Naomi、Yokoyama Izumi
    • Journal Title

      Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 5 Pages: 992-1019

    • DOI

      10.1111/obes.12226

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 生産性分析における労働投入の測定 --派遣労働市場からの知見-2018

    • Author(s)
      川口大司
    • Journal Title

      経済研究

      Volume: Vol. 69, No. 4 Pages: 328-345

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] How the tax reform on the special exemption for spouse affected the work-hour distribution2018

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Yokoyama
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

      Volume: 49 Pages: 69-84

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jjie.2018.04.002

    • NAID

      210000164206

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Why the earnings of the middle class declined: evidence from Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Yokoyama Izumi、Kodama Naomi
    • Journal Title

      Applied Economics Letters

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-5

    • DOI

      10.1080/13504851.2018.1441505

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Effects of State-sponsored Human Capital Investment on the Selection of Training Type2018

    • Author(s)
      Naomi Kodama, Izumi Yokoyama, and Yoshio Higuchi
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 18-E-029

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 人的資本と賃金の決まり方2018

    • Author(s)
      横山泉
    • Journal Title

      経済セミナー

      Volume: 702 Pages: 21-25

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Women's labor supply and taxation: -Analysis of the current situation using data-2018

    • Author(s)
      Kodama Naomi、Yokoyama Izumi
    • Journal Title

      Public Policy Review

      Volume: 14-2 Pages: 267-300

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [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 2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Estimating the Residential Land Damage of the Fukushima Accident2017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi and Norifumi Yukutake
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Urban Economics

      Volume: 99 Pages: 148-160

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jue.2017.02.005

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report 2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Brides for Sale: Cross-Border Marriages and Female Immigration2017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi and Soohyung Lee
    • Journal Title

      Economic Inquiry

      Volume: Vol. 55,No.2 Issue: 2 Pages: 633-654

    • DOI

      10.1111/ecin.12411

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report 2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Optimal combination of wage cuts and layoffs?the unexpected side effect of a performance-based payment system2017

    • Author(s)
      Yokoyama Izumi、Obara Takuya
    • Journal Title

      IZA Journal of Labor Policy

      Volume: 6:14 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-15

    • DOI

      10.1186/s40173-017-0092-2

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 景気変動と賃金格差2017

    • Author(s)
      横山泉、児玉直美
    • Journal Title

      経済分析

      Volume: 195 Pages: 34-61

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 雇用保険制度と失業行動2017

    • Author(s)
      横山泉、森悠子
    • Journal Title

      統計

      Volume: 7月号 Pages: 26-33

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Moment Estimation of the Probit Model with an Endogenous Continuous Regressor2017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi, Yukitoshi Matsushita and Hisahiro Naito
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Economic Review

      Volume: 68 Issue: 1 Pages: 48-62

    • DOI

      10.1111/jere.12091

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [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
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Horizontal Mergers and Divestment Dynamics in a Sunset Industry2016

    • Author(s)
      Masato Nishiwaki
    • Journal Title

      RAND Journal of Economics

      Volume: 47 Issue: 4 Pages: 961-997

    • DOI

      10.1111/1756-2171.12161

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Researchers' career transitions over the life cycle2016

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi, Ayako Kondo and Keiji Saito
    • Journal Title

      Scientometrics

      Volume: 109 Issue: 3 Pages: 1435-1454

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11192-016-2131-y

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] University prestige, performance evaluation, and promotion: Estimating the employer learning model using personnel datasets2016

    • Author(s)
      Shota Araki, Daiji Kawaguchi and Yuki Onozuka
    • Journal Title

      Labour Economics

      Volume: 41 Pages: 135-148

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.labeco.2016.05.024

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Why Has Wage Inequality Evolved so Differently Between Japan and the US? The Role of the Supply of College-educated Workers2016

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi and Yuko Mori
    • Journal Title

      Economics of Education Review

      Volume: Vol.52 Pages: 29-50

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.econedurev.2016.01.002

    • Description
      印刷中 【掲載確定】
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] It's in Your Genes: How Genes Explain Alcohol Consumption and Labor-Market Outcomes2019

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      4th BELGIAN-JAPANESE Public Finance Workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] It's in Your Genes: How Genes Explain Alcohol Consumption and Labor-Market Outcomes2018

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      The Asian and Australasian Society of Labor Economics (AASLE) 2018 Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Does Vertical Integration Facilitate Upstream Collusion? An Empirical Study2018

    • Author(s)
      Masato Nishiwaki
    • Organizer
      European Association for Research in Industrial Economics Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Does Vertical Integration Facilitate Upstream Collusion? An Empirical Study2018

    • Author(s)
      Masato Nishiwaki
    • Organizer
      Econometric Society Asian Meeting
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Inequality through Wage Response to the Business Cycle―Evidence from the FFL Decomposition Method―2018

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Yokoyama
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会2018年度春季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of state-sponsored human capital investment on the selection of training type2018

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Yokoyama
    • Organizer
      Kansai Labor Workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Inequality through Wage Response to the Business Cycle; Evidence from the FFL Decomposition Method2018

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Yokoyama
    • Organizer
      Tokyo Labor Economics Workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The power of moral suasion: the case of electricity conservation in post-Fukushima Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      3rd Belgian-Japanese Public Finance Workshop
    • 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
    • Organizer
      2nd Belgian-Japanese Public FinanceWorkshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Louvain-la-Neuve(Belgian)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-03
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Local Violence, Market Transactions and Living Standard: Disruptive Impact of the Mexican Drug War, 2000‐20122017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • 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
    • Organizer
      The Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics (AASLE) Inaugural Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Local Violence, Market Transactions and Living Standard: Disruptive Impact of the Mexican Drug War, 2000‐20122017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      第20回労働経済学カンファレンス
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Local Violence, Market Transactions and Living Standard: Disruptive Impact of the Mexican Drug War, 2000‐20122017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      10th Asian Conference on Applied Microeconomics and Econometrics
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Local Violence, Market Transactions and Living Standard: Disruptive Impact of the Mexican Drug War, 2000‐20122017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      Kyoto Summer Workshop on Applied Economics 6th Meeting
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Family Policies and Female Skill Utilization: Evidence from PIAAC2017

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      2017 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Does Vertical Integration Facilitate Upstream Collusion? An Empirical Analysis2017

    • Author(s)
      Masato Nishiwaki
    • Organizer
      2017 Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Does Vertical Integration Facilitate Upstream Collusion? An Empirical Analysis2017

    • Author(s)
      Masato Nishiwaki
    • Organizer
      23rd EBES Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Does Vertical Integration Facilitate Upstream Collusion? An Empirical Analysis2017

    • Author(s)
      Masato Nishiwaki
    • Organizer
      2017 Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Labor Mmarket Challenges in a Rapidly Aging Society2016

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      College of social Sience-2016NTU-Utokyo
    • Place of Presentation
      Taipei(Taiwan)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-30
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Estimating Unilateral and Coordinated Effects of Vertical Integration2016

    • Author(s)
      Masato Nishiwaki
    • Organizer
      20th EBES conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Vienna(Austria)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-28
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Estimating Unilateral and Coordinated Effects of Vertical Integration2016

    • Author(s)
      Masato Nishiwaki
    • Organizer
      43rd EARIE annual conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Lisbon(Portugal)
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Effect of Exchange-Rate Fluctuations on Employment in a Segmented Labor Market2016

    • Author(s)
      Daiji Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      2016 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社大学(京都府・京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-13
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 人的資本の過少利用について2016

    • Author(s)
      川口大司
    • Organizer
      Kyoto Summer Workshop on Applied Economics 5th Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学(京都府・京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本における人的資本の過少利用2016

    • Author(s)
      川口大司
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会2016年度春季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学(愛知県・名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-19
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 「第7章 働く力を高めるために―足りない何かを補う」『30代の働く地図』2018

    • Author(s)
      横山泉(玄田 有史編)
    • Total Pages
      368
    • Publisher
      岩波書店
    • ISBN
      9784000612968
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [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
    • Total Pages
      338
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • ISBN
      9784641165212
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 労働経済学-- 理論と実証をつなぐ2017

    • Author(s)
      川口 大司
    • Total Pages
      336
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • ISBN
      9784641165076
    • 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
    • Total Pages
      430
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • ISBN
      9784641165120
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 「人手不足と賃金停滞の並存は経済理論で説明できる」『人手不足なのになぜ賃金が上がらないのか』2017

    • Author(s)
      川口大司・原ひろみ(玄田 有史編)
    • Total Pages
      310
    • Publisher
      慶應義塾大学出版会
    • ISBN
      9784766424072
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants oAn Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Collusion (Chapter 3)f Collusion (Chapter 3)2017

    • Author(s)
      Masato Nishiwaki
    • Total Pages
      267
    • Publisher
      Competition, Innovation, and Growth in Japan
    • ISBN
      9811038627
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 独禁法審判決の法と経済学 事例で読み解く日本の競争政策2017

    • Author(s)
      柏木祐介・西脇雅人(岡田羊祐・川濱昇・林秀弥編)
    • Total Pages
      315
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版会
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 東京大学大学院経済学研究科・経済学部 川口大司

    • URL

      http://www.e.u-tokyo.ac.jp/fservice/faculty/kawaguchi/kawaguchi.j/kawaguchi01.j.html

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Annual Research Report 2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] GRIPS-UTokyo Empirical Workshop2017

    • Place of Presentation
      政策研究大学院大学(東京都・港区)
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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