“...•Access the impact of school-day reduction on study time use and academic achievement.•Japan Time Use Survey and PISA are the data sources.•The socioeconomic...”

“...Graduating from college during a recession has persistent negative effects on labor‐market outcomes. This study assesses the welfare impact of a recession at...”

“...Developed East Asian countries import a large number of women from abroad as brides every year, although such cross‐border marriages virtually did not exist 20...”

“...Based on a unique time-use survey of academic researchers in Japan, this study finds that research time decreases over the life cycle. The decrease in total...”

“...Employers rely on educational credentials to form their initial belief about a worker's ability and update the belief by observing the worker's performance on...”

“...How would people spend time if confronted by permanent declines in market work? We identify preferences off exogenous cuts in standard hours that raised...”

“...The statutory minimum wage in Japan has increased continuously for a few decades until the early 2000s even during a period of deflation. This paper examines...”

“...We investigate the argument that men who are raised by working mothers develop a preference that is favorable toward working women and, consequently, are more...”