2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Impact of Globalization and the Growth of Non-standard Work arrangements : A comparison between Japan and Korea
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19530219
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied economics
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| Research Institution | Japan Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
OSAWA Machiko Japan Women's University, 人間社会学部, 教授 (90223792)
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| Research Collaborator |
KIM Myoungjung ニッセイ基礎研究所, 研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 非正規労働者 / 貧困 / 雇用劣化 / パートタイム労働 / 雇用形態 / 家族の変化 / セーフティーネット |
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| Research Abstract |
Both Japan and Korea experienced a dramatic increase in the proportion of non-regular workers in the 1990's. In the early 21^<st> century this trend has continued in Japan while in Korea, the government passed protective legislation in 2007 targeting non-regular workers and trying to mitigate growing job insecurity.
This research examines the causes of the growth of non-regular employment in both countries using shift-share analysis and finds that the demand side factor explains most of the growth in non-regular employment in both countries since the 1990s.
In response to heightened competition associated with globalization both countries adopted cost-cutting policies to remain competitive, especially in terms of reducing wage outlays. As a result, in both countries companies hired fewer regular workers and increased the proportion of temporary workers. Based upon the bread-winner model, both countries mandated social insurance benefits only for regular workers, creating a significant incentive to hire more temporary workers.
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