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“...The authors investigate the adjustments in employment of regular and non-regular workers, exploiting the exchange-rate fluctuation and heterogeneous dependence...”

“...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...”