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Research on spatial scope of local labor markets by individual attribute

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K22093
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0107:Economics, business administration, and related fields
Research InstitutionOkayama University

Principal Investigator

Higashi Yudai  岡山大学, 社会文化科学学域, 講師 (40880703)

Project Period (FY) 2020-09-11 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords地域労働市場 / 都市集積 / 職探し / マッチング / 集積 / 産業集積
Outline of Research at the Start

失業率の地域間格差に代表される雇用問題を背景に、地域の実態に応じた柔軟な雇用政策が求められている。雇用政策を行う「地域」を特定するには、個人にとっての地域労働市場の範囲、すなわち、どの程度の空間的(地理的)な範囲で職を探すのかを把握する必要がある。本研究の目的は、個人が職探しを行う地域労働市場の空間的な範囲はどの程度かをミクロデータを用いた実証分析により明らかにすることである。また、この範囲は、職探しの費用や便益の差異により、学歴や性別といった個人属性別に異なるかも検証する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims to examine the effect of urban agglomeration in local labor markets, based on the metropolitan area, on an individual’s decision to search for a job. According to the results, the effect differs across individual attributes. Particularly, for women with less than a university degree, the urban agglomeration encourages unmarried women to search for a job, whereas the effect is not significant for married women without children. It discourages women with children from searching for a job. These results suggest that life events, such as marriage and childbirth, discourage women from searching, especially in urban areas.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

この研究成果には、労働市場における集積効果の異質性を示したという点で学術的意義があると言える。さらに、この研究成果には、地方創生に関する政策的な議論、潜在的な労働力を活用することで労働力不足解消を目指す政策の議論を検討する上で、有用な知見を提供するという点で社会的意義があると言える。具体的には、本研究から、地方創生と女性の潜在的な労働力の活用という政策を検討するためには、相互の関係性に注目し、同時に課題に取り組む必要があることが示唆される。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2022 2021

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Urbanization effects on job search decision2022

    • Author(s)
      Yudai Higashi
    • Journal Title

      RIEB Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 2020-26 Pages: 1-32

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Matching functions accounting for spatial interdependence of local labor markets2021

    • Author(s)
      東雄大
    • Journal Title

      岡山大学経済学会雑誌

      Volume: 52 Issue: 3 Pages: 31-37

    • DOI

      10.18926/OER/61451

    • NAID

      120006980474

    • URL

      https://ousar.lib.okayama-u.ac.jp/61451

    • Year and Date
      2021-03-10
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Agglomeration effects on job matching efficiency: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Yudai Higashi
    • Journal Title

      RIEB Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 2021-03 Pages: 1-16

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] Urbanization effects on job search decision2022

    • Author(s)
      東雄大
    • Organizer
      東京労働経済学研究会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Urbanization effects on job search decision2022

    • Author(s)
      Yudai Higashi
    • Organizer
      The 13th Trans Pacific Labor Seminar
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Urbanization effects on job search decision2021

    • Author(s)
      Yudai Higashi
    • Organizer
      The 15th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Urbanization effects on job search decision2021

    • Author(s)
      Yudai Higashi
    • Organizer
      The 11th Asian Seminar in Regional Science
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Agglomeration effects on job matching efficiency: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      東雄大
    • Organizer
      日本経済政策学会第78回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Agglomeration effects on job matching efficiency: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      東雄大
    • Organizer
      日本経済政策学会関西部会2020年度大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-09-29   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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