Guilt, Gender, and Work-Life Balance in Japan : A Choice Experiment /

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 choice experiment that examines individuals' willingness to trade wages against job characteristi...

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Auteur principal: Aoyagi, Chie
Autres auteurs: Munro, Alistair
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/261
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF
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