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An empirical study of job matching theory in Japanese labor market

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K01675
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07050:Public economics and labor economics-related
Research InstitutionFukuoka University

Principal Investigator

TAMADA KEIKO  福岡大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80389337)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywordsスキルのミスマッチ / 賃金関数 / マッチング / 雇用保護規制 / 失業給付 / 積極的労働市場政策 / ジョブマッチング / ミスマッチ / スキル / 労働市場 / 賃金 / 混合効果モデル
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examines the impact of skill mismatch on wages among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries according to labor market regulations. If workers and firms find low matching quality due to imperfect information, they may search for better matches. In frictional labor markets, skill-mismatched workers are less likely to change jobs owing to the low possibility that another firm will hire them, and firms will not fire workers because of high firing costs. I show not only the impact of skill mismatch on wages by country but also the importance of labor market regulations.
The results show that workers with skill surplus suffer from wage penalties, while workers with skill deficits enjoy wage premiums and that the higher the active labor market policy spending, the lower the impact of skill mismatch on wages. On the other hand, employment protection legislation and unemployment benefits do not affect the impact of skill mismatch on wages.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、スキルの過剰な場合は賃金が低くなり、不足している場合は賃金が高くなることを明らかにした点、スキルの過剰や不足による賃金のプレミアムとペナルティーは積極的労働市場政策により緩和されることを示した点である。筆者の知る限りスキルのミスマッチが賃金に与える影響がどのような政策と関わりがあるのかを分析した研究はないため、新たな知見を得ることができた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2019 2018

All Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Presentation] Effects of Teacher and School Characteristics on Student Achievement2019

    • Author(s)
      KEIKO TAMADA
    • Organizer
      Western Economic Association International 94th Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Effects of the School-Teacher Matching Quality on Students Achievement2019

    • Author(s)
      KEIKO TAMADA
    • Organizer
      Asia-Pacific Economic Association 15th Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The effect of Skill Mismatch on Wages2018

    • Author(s)
      KEIKO TAMADA
    • Organizer
      Western Economic Association International 93rd Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Skill mismatch and labor market institutions2018

    • Author(s)
      KEIKO TAMADA
    • Organizer
      Western Economic Association International 15th International Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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