 | Effects of COVID-19 on Regional and Gender Equality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Nigeria and Ethiopia Author/Editor: Chie Aoyagi. Release Date:June, 2021 The labor structure in sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by a high share of informal employment in the rural agricultural sector. The impact of COVID-19 on female employment may not appear to be more...
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| Guilt, Gender, and Work-Life Balance in Japan: A Choice Experiment Author/Editor: Chie Aoyagi, Alistair Munro. Release Date:November, 2019 The quantification of how aspects of a job are valued by employees sheds light on the potential for labor market reform in Japan. Using a nationwide sample of 1,046 working-age adults, we conduct a more...
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| Minimum Wage as a Wage Policy Tool in Japan Author/Editor: Chie Aoyagi, Giovanni Ganelli, Nour Tawk. Release Date:November, 2016 Using prefectural data, we study the potential impact on wage dynamics of the planned minimum wage increase policy in Japan. Our main result is that stepping up minimum wage growth from 2 to the more...
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| How Inclusive Is Abenomics? Author/Editor: Chie Aoyagi, Giovanni Ganelli, Kentaro Murayama. Release Date:March, 2015 We assess the ongoing reform efforts in Japan in terms of inclusive growth. We use
prefectural level panel data to regress a measure of inclusive growth, which incorporates
both more...
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| Asia's Quest for Inclusive Growth Revisited Author/Editor: Chie Aoyagi, Giovanni Ganelli. Release Date:February, 2015 Despite the rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, inequality in Asia worsened during last two decades. We focus on the determinants of growth inclusiveness and suggest options for reform. A more...
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| Unstash the Cash! Corporate Governance Reform in Japan Author/Editor: Chie Aoyagi, Giovanni Ganelli. Release Date:August, 2014 Japan’s high corporate savings might be holding back growth. We focus on the causes and consequences of the current corporate behavior and suggest options for reform. In particular, Japan’s weak more...
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| The Path to Higher Growth: Does Revamping Japan's Dual Labor Market Matter? Author/Editor: Chie Aoyagi, Giovanni Ganelli. Release Date:October, 2013 This paper argues that Japan’s excessive labor market duality can reduce Total Factor Productivity (TFP) due to a negative impact on non-regular workers’ effort and on firms’ incentives to more...
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