Quality Assurance of Early Childhood Education and Women' s Career Prolongation

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21530224
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied economics
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: NOZAKI Yuko 広島大学, 大学院・社会科学研究科, 助教 (60452611)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MTSUURA Katsumi 広島大学, 大学院・社会科学研究科, 教授 (80243145)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: motherhood wage penalty / 女性の就業継続 / early childhood education / cognitive skills / shadow education / work-life-balance / educational spending

Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify whether a women' s higher education will influence her career prolongation, fertility rate and child rearing behavior. An investigation conducted as to how childhood education/ home environment can affect later outcomes. We found that psychological factors of fertility and childrearing are underpinnings by which social norms can negatively affect highly educated women. Based on the results, we examined the correlation between academic skills and home environment using IV techniques. However, we could not get any significant results from these factors. Demographic and workplace factors influence the extent to which women of different educational backgrounds estimate their motherhood wage penalty confirming in our study that highly educated women do not suffer from it. This is due to the long working hours and the demands at work. These findings imply that Japanese women do not gain any advantage in the employment environment from their human capital accumulation.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Estimating the Production Function of Strudent' s Academic Skills-Using the Japanese National Achievement Test- (2011)
  • Author(s): Nozaki, Y, K, Hiragi, T, Shinozaki and W, Senooh
  • Journal Title: 教育政策の社会学平成20-23年度基盤研究A[教育財政および費用負担の比較社会学的研究]報告書 Pages: 29-53
• [Journal Article] The Effects of Early Education, Shadow Education, Study hours at Home and Educational Expenditures on Cognitive Skill at Age12 (2011)
  • Author(s): Nozaki, Y and K, Matsuura
  • Journal Title: 広島大学経済学部 Pages: 1-18
• [Journal Article] 学力の生産関数の推定-底上げをどう図るか- (2011)
  • Author(s): 野崎・平木・篠崎・妹尾
  • Journal Title: 広島大学経済学部 Pages: 1-24
• [Journal Article] An increasingly of sex ratio and lifelong unmarried rate in Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Nozaki, Y and K. Matsuura
  • Journal Title: Journal of Population Research Volume: Vol.27 Pages: 43-57
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 賃金に与える最終教育年数と本源的認知能力の効果-「金剛石」と「後の学び」 (2010)
  • Author(s): 松浦克己
  • Journal Title: 経済論叢 Volume: 第33巻 Pages: 61-69
• [Journal Article] 女性の高学歴化が及ぼす出産行動・賃金水準への影響:晩産ペナルティの推計 (2009)
  • Author(s): 野崎・福田
  • Journal Title: 広島大学経済学部 Pages: 1-15
• [Journal Article] Psychological Burden of Child rearing and Fertility Behavior. Moms Less Likely to Have More Kids, ButWhy
  • Author(s): Nozaki, Y
  • Journal Title: 国立社会保障人口問題研究所編『職場・家庭・地域環境と少子化との関連性に関する理論的・実証的研究・平成20年度報告書 Pages: 189-214
• [Presentation] Motherhood Wage Penaltyand Time Constraints in Japan (2011)
  • Author(s): Nozaki, Y
  • Organizer: International Atlantic Economic Conference
  • Place of Presentation: D. C., U. S. A
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-23
• [Presentation] 学力の生産関数の推定-底上げをどう図るか- (2011)
  • Author(s): 野崎・平木・篠崎・妹尾
  • Organizer: 東京経済研究センター・一橋大学GCOE・東京労働経済学ワークショップ共催コンファレンス
  • Place of Presentation: 於一橋大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-18
• [Presentation] 学力の生産関数の推定-底上げをどう図るか- (2011)
  • Author(s): 野崎・平木・篠崎・妹尾
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会春季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 於熊本学園大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-22
• [Presentation] School Resources, Early Childhood Education, Shadow Education and Pupil' s Academic Performance in Japan (2011)
  • Author(s): Nozaki, Y and K. Matsuura
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会春季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 於熊本学園大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-22
• [Presentation] The Effectsof Early Education, Shadow Education, Study Hours at Home and Educational Expenditures on Cognitive Skill at Age 12 (2011)
  • Author(s): Nozaki, Y and K, Matsuura
  • Organizer: Eastern Economics Association
  • Place of Presentation: at New York, U. S. A.
  • Year and Date: 2011-02-25
• [Presentation] Wage Penalty Associated with Late Mother hood (2010)
  • Author(s): Nozaki, Y and N, Fukuda
  • Organizer: Eastern economic Association 37th Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Philadelphia, U. S. A.
  • Year and Date: 2010-02-27
• [Presentation] 教育と出産行動(財)統計研究会労働市場研究委員会 (2009)
  • Author(s): 野崎・福田
  • Organizer: 社会保障と労働市場政策:格差社会のセーフティネットの構造
  • Place of Presentation: 於東京国際フォーラム
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-14
• [Book] ワーク・ライフ・バランスと家族形成 (2011)
  • Author(s): 野崎祐子
  • Total Pages: 85-104
  • Publisher: ワーク・ライフ・アンバランスはどこで起こっているか東京大学出版会
• [Remarks] セミナー・テンプル大学経済学部ファカルティセミナー(フィラデルフィア)2012 年3月16日・タイトル：How To Guarantee The Quality of Education? - Evidence from Japan-
• [Remarks] レクチャー・テンプル大学アフリカン・スタディーズ学部生講義(フィラデルフィア)2012年3月15日・タイトル：How To Guarantee The Quality of Education? - Evidence from Japan
• [Remarks] セミナー・千葉大学大石亜希子厚生科研「子育て世帯のセーフティーネットに関する総合的研究」研究会(於TKP 新橋ビジネスセンター)
• [Remarks] 「女性の就労と家族、子どもの教育に関するワークショップ」・ワークショップ開催: 2012年12月13日・於 TKP 新橋ビジネスセンター・主催：野崎祐子・大石亜希子（共同）・本科研費による研究成果を発表・討議