What does a Temporary Help Service Job Offer? Microeconometric Analysis on Japanese Labor Market

• Project/Area Number: 23730280
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: OKUDAIRA Hiroko 岡山大学, 社会文化科学研究科, 准教授 (80550954)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: 派遣労働 / 踏み石効果 / ATT推定 / Sensitivity Analysis / Simulating Confounders / 労働市場政策

Research Abstract

The aim of this project is to test whether or not a temporary help service (THS) job benefits workers in Japan. We find that THS work in Japan has failed to provide a stepping stone to permanent employment, although it may have provided employment opportunities to those who were otherwise unemployed. Our research outcomes were published in international refereed journals.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] What does a Temporary Help Service Job Offer? (2013)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Okudaira, Fumio Ohtake, Koichi Kume, Kotaro Tsuru
  • Journal Title: Empirical Suggestions from a Japanese Survey Volume: Vol. 28 Pages: 37-68
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jjie.2013.01.004
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Employment Protection and Productivity : Evidence from Firm-level Panel Data in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Okudaira, Miho Takizawa and Kotaro Tsuru
  • Journal Title: Applied Economics Volume: Vol. 45 Issue: 15 Pages: 2091-2105
  • DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2012.654913
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 非正規労働者における社会的排除の実態とその要因 (2013)
  • Author(s): 久米功一、鶴光太郎、大竹文雄、奥平寛子
  • Journal Title: 日本労働研究雑誌 Volume: Vol.634 Pages: 100-115
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 最低賃金が企業の資源配分の効率性に与える影響 (2013)
  • Author(s): 奥平寛子、滝澤美帆、大竹文雄、鶴光太郎
  • Journal Title: RIETI Discussion Paper Series Volume: 13-J-010 Pages: 1-29
• [Journal Article] 非正規労働者における社会的排除の実態とその要因 (2013)
  • Author(s): 久米功一、大竹文雄、奥平寛子、鶴光太郎
  • Journal Title: 日本労働研究雑誌 Volume: 掲載予定
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 非正規労働者からみた補償賃金－不安定雇用、暗黙的な正社員拘束と賃金プレミアムの分析－ (2013)
  • Author(s): 鶴光太郎、久米功一、大竹文雄、奥平寛子
  • Journal Title: RIETI Discussion Paper Series Volume: 13-J-003 Pages: 1-29
• [Journal Article] What Does a Temporary Help Service Job Offer? Empirical Suggestions from a Japanese Survey (2011)
  • Author(s): Okudaira, Hiroko, Ohtake, Fumio, Kume, Koichi, and Kotaro Tsuru
  • Journal Title: RIETI Discussion Paper Series Volume: 11-E-077 Pages: 1-48
  • NAID: 210000188768
• [Journal Article] Overconfidence Increases Productivity (2011)
  • Author(s): Kinari, Yusuke, Mizutani, Noriko, Ohtake, Fumio, and Hiroko Okudaira
  • Journal Title: ISER Discussion Paper Volume: 205 Pages: 1-31
• [Journal Article] 非正規労働者の幸福度 (2011)
  • Author(s): 久米功一、大竹文雄、奥平寛子、鶴光太郎
  • Journal Title: RIETI Discussion Paper Series Volume: 11-J-061 Pages: 1-26
• [Presentation] Older Sisters and Younger Brothers : The Impact of Siblings on Preferences for Competition (2012)
  • Author(s): Okudaira, Hiroko, Kinari, Y., Mizutani, N., Ohtake, F. and A. Kawaguchi
  • Organizer: Trans-Pacific Labor Seminar
  • Place of Presentation: ハワイ大学、アメリカ
• [Presentation] How do Firms Respond to an Increase in Minimum Wage? Direct Evidence on Firm ' s Internal Adjustments (2012)
  • Author(s): Okudaira, Hiroko, Takizawa, M., Ohtake, F., and K.Tsuru
  • Organizer: The 24th Annual European Association of Labour Economists Conference, No.390
  • Place of Presentation: Bonn World Conference Center, ドイツ
• [Presentation] How do Firms Respond to an Increase in Minimum Wage? Direct Evidence on Firm ' s Internal Adjustments (2012)
  • Author(s): Okudaira, Hiroko, Takizawa, M., Ohtake, F., and K.Tsuru
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 九州産業大学
• [Presentation] How do Firms Respond to an Increase in Minimum Wage? Direct Evidence on Firm ' s Internal Adjustments (2012)
  • Author(s): Okudaira, Hiroko, Takizawa, M., Ohtake, F., and K.Tsuru
  • Organizer: Trans-Pacific Labor Seminar
  • Place of Presentation: 同志社大学
• [Presentation] What Does a Temporary Help Service Job Offer? Empirical Suggestions from a Japanese Survey (2011)
  • Author(s): Okudaira, Hiroko, Ohtake, F., Kume, K., and K.Tsuru
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会春季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 熊本学園大学
• [Presentation] What Does a Temporary Help Service Job Offer? Empirical Suggestions from a Japanese Survey (2011)
  • Author(s): Okudaira, Hiroko, Ohtake, F., Kume, K., and K.Tsuru
  • Organizer: Trans-Pacific Labor Seminar
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
• [Presentation] How do Firms Respond to an Increase in Minimum Wage? Direct Evidence on Firm’s Internal Adjustments
  • Author(s): Okudaira, Hiroko
  • Organizer: The 24th Annual European Association of Labour Economists Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Bonn World Conference Center, Germany
• [Presentation] How do Firms Respond to an Increase in Minimum Wage? Direct Evidence on Firm’s Internal Adjustments
  • Author(s): Okudaira, Hiroko
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 九州産業大学
• [Book] 第三章 最低賃金が企業の資源配分の効率性に与える影響, 最低賃金改革 (大竹文雄, ほか編著) (2013)
  • Author(s): 奥平寛子、滝澤美帆、大竹文雄、鶴光太郎
  • Publisher: 日本評論社
• [Book] 第二章 派遣労働者の生活と就業-RIETI アンケート調査から, 非正規雇用改革 (鶴光太郎, ほか編著) (2011)
  • Author(s): 久米功一、大竹文雄、奥平寛子、鶴光太郎
  • Publisher: 日本評論社
• [Book] 第七章 派遣労働者は正社員への踏み石か、それとも不安定雇用への入り口か, 非正規雇用改革 (鶴光太郎, ほか編著) (2011)
  • Author(s): 奥平寛子、大竹文雄、久米功一、鶴光太郎
  • Publisher: 日本評論社
• [Remarks] (1) 研究代表者ホームページ:
  • URL: http://www.geocities.jp/hiroko_okudaira/
• [Remarks] (2) 岡山県県議会で、本研究を引用し、政策決定におけるエビデンスの重要性や因果関係の識別について講演した:奥平寛子「労働市場政策の効果と検証」 第6回岡山県議会地域公共政策セミナー 於:岡山県県議会、2013年1月15日.
• [Remarks] 奥平研究室のホームページ
  • URL: http://www.geocities.jp/hiroko_okudaira/
• [Remarks] 研究者の研究成果に関するホームページ
  • URL: http://www.geocities.jp/hiroko_okudaira/
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.geocities.jp/hiroko_okudaira/result.html