Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
This study aims to examine how each cohort's family formation is affected by labor market conditions experienced in youth in Japan. We estimate the effects of regional unemployment rates in the year of entry to the labor market and the year prior to the time of observation on fertility and marriage and find the following. High school-educated women who experienced a recession while entering the labor market are less likely to have children and tend to marry later. In contrast, a recession rather increases fertility among college-educated women. The overall impact of labor market conditions experienced in youth on family formation is relatively weak.
All 2011 2010 2009
All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (10 results)
Journal of Population Economics
Journal of Human Resources 45(1)
Pages: 157-196