March 2019 Yukiko Abe Faculty of Economics and Business Hokkaido University Kita 9 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0809 JAPAN Phone 81-11-706-3860; Fax 81-11-706-4947; Email: abey@econ.hokudai.ac.jp Current position Professor, Hokkaido University, 2009- Previous positions Lecturer, Nagoya City University, 1994-1997 Associate Professor, Nagoya City University, 1997-1999 Associate Professor, Asia University, 1999-2005 Associate Professor, Hokkaido University, 2005-2008 Visiting Professor, University Lyon 2 (France), 2014 Education B.A. (Economics) University of Tokyo 1987 Ph.D. (Economics) Princeton University 1994 Editorial Position Associate Editor, Japan and the World Economy (March 2013-) Publications (in English) 1. Transplanting corporate culture across international borders: Foreign direct investment and female employment in Japan, World Economy 41(5), pp. 1148-1165, co-authored with Naomi Kodama and Beata Javorcik (2018) 2. Intra-metropolitan spatial patterns of female labor force participation and commute times in Tokyo, Regional Science and Urban Economics 68, pp. 291-303, co-authored with Mizuki Kawabata (2018) 3. Effects of demographic compositional changes on the convergence of female participation rates, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 48, pp. 97-104 (2018) 4. Regional variations in labor force behavior of women in Japan, Japan and the 1
World Economy 28, pp. 112-124 (2013) 5. Long-term impacts of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act in Japan, Japan Labor Review 10(2), pp. 20-34 (2013) 6. A cohort analysis of male labor supply in Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 26, pp. 23-43 (2012) 7. Minimum Wages and Employment in Japan, Japan Labor Review 8(2), pp. 42-54 (2011) 8. Family labor supply, commuting time, and residential decisions: The case of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Journal of Housing Economics 20, pp. 49-63 (2011) 9. The Equal Employment Opportunity Law and labor force behavior of women in Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 25, pp.39-55 (2011) 10. Regional patterns of employment changes of less-educated men in Japan: 1990 2007, Japan and the World Economy 22, pp. 69-79, co-authored with Keiko Tamada (2010) 11. Equal Employment Opportunity Law and the gender wage gap in Japan: A cohort analysis, Journal of Asian Economics 21, pp. 142 155 (2010) 12. The 1.03 million yen ceiling and earnings inequality among married women in Japan, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 29 no.2 pp. 1521-1530, co-authored with Akiko S. Oishi (2009) 13. The Effects of the 1.03 million yen Ceiling in a Dynamic Labor Supply Model, Contemporary Economic Policy 27:2, pp.147 163 (2009) 14. The role of married women s labor supply on family earnings distribution in Japan, Journal of Income Distribution 16, pp.110-127, co-authored with Akiko S. Oishi (2007) 15. The effectiveness of financial incentives in controlling the health care expenditures of seniors, Japan and the World Economy 19, pp.461-482 (2007) 16. Fringe Benefit Provision for Female Part-time Workers in Japan, in Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States Seiritsu Ogura, Toshiaki Tachibanaki, and David Wise eds. The University of Chicago Press, pp.339-370 (2003) 17. Universities and the entry-level job market: Evidence from Japanese panel data, Labour Economics, 9, pp. 699-715 (2002) 18. Employees Pension Benefits and the Labor Supply of Older Japanese Workers, 1980s-1990s, Aging Issues in the United States and Japan, Seiritsu Ogura, Toshiaki Tachibanaki and David Wise eds. The University of Chicago Press, pp.273-305 (2001) 2
19. A Comparison of wage structures in the United States and Japan: Results from Cell Mean Regressions, Japanese Economic Review, Vol.51 No.2, pp.252-267 (2000) 20. The Effects of Income Tax and Social Security on the Part-time Labor Supply in Japan, Review of Social Policy, No. 6, pp. 45-64, co-authored with Fumio Ohtake (1997) 21. Chief Executive Turnover and Firm Performance in Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 11, pp.2-26 (1997) 22. Specific Capital, Adverse Selection and Turnover: A Comparison of the United States and Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 8, pp.272-292 (1994) Publications (in Japanese) 1. Regional differences in female participation in the labor market in: Rethinking governance, Mari Osawa and Iwao Sato eds., University of Tokyo Press, pp.29-45 (2016) 2. On regional differences in female participation, commuting costs, and housing markets, The Quarterly Journal of Housing and Land Economics 97, pp. 20-26 (2015) 3. Women s employment and residential decisions: The impact of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Keizai Kenkyu (Economic Review) 62:4, pp. 318-330 (2011) 4. Long-term impacts of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Japanese Journal of Labour Studies 615, pp. 12-24 (2011) 5. Tax, Social Security system and labor supply, with Keiko Tamada, Mitani, Naoki ed. Economics of Labor Supply, Minerva Shobo, pp.146-168 (2011) 6. Educational attainment, labor supply, and fertility behavior of married women, Yoshio Higuchi and Tetsuo Fukawa eds. Work-life balance and family formation, University of Tokyo Press, pp.105-122 (2011) 7. An empirical analysis of non-participation in social insurance programs by part-time workers, with Takako Tanimura, The Quarterly Journal of Social Security Research 45, pp.305-317 (2009) 8. On regional differences of women's labor supply: An analysis of the regular employment ratios using aggregate data, with Shiori Kondo and Kunie Mori, Japanese Journal of Research on Household Economics 80, 64-74 (2008) 3
9. Wages, with Hashimoto, Yoko, Takashi Araki, Shinya Ouchi, Fumio Ohtake, and Ryo Kambayashi, eds. Law and Economics in Labor and Employment Relations, Yuhikaku, pp.32-50 (2008) 10. The Full-time/Part-time Wage Gap in Japan and the Role of the Regional Minimum Wage: 1990-2001. with Aiko Tanaka, Japanese Journal of Labour Studies 568, pp. 77-92 (2007) 11. On the regional differences in minimum wages and welfare benefits in Japan, with Keiko Tamada, Japanese Journal of Labour Studies 563, pp. 31-47 (2007) 12. The effects of wife s labor supply on household income, with Akiko S. Oishi, Income inequality in Japan: increase in inequality and the role of public policy Takashi Oshio, Eiji Tajika, Tetsuo Fukawa eds., University of Tokyo Press, pp.185-209 (2006) 13. Educational attainment of couples, wife s labor supply, and household income, Income inequality in Japan: increase in inequality and the role of public policy Takashi Oshio, Eiji Tajika, Tetsuo Fukawa eds., University of Tokyo Press, pp.211-235 (2006) 14. A note on changes in social insurance contribution structure after 2003, JCER Economic Journal 54, pp.126-136 (2006) 15. A note on freeters, Asia University Economics Kiyou 29: 3, 75-85 (2005) 16. Participation in Social Security, health insurance, and employment insurance by part-time workers, Health care reforms in the United States and Japan Seiritsu Ogura and David Wise eds., Nihon Keizai Shimbun Sha, pp.87-131 (2002) 17. The effect of regional minimum wages on part-time wages, Takenori Inoki and Fumio Ohtake, eds: Economic analysis of labor market policies, University of Tokyo Press, pp.259-302 (2001) 18. On the risk-sharing functions of Health Insurance Societies in Japan, The Quarterly Journal of Social Security Research 36, No.3, pp.300-320 (2000) 19. The effects of the Elderly s Health Care Financing System on Health Insurance Societies in Japan, Japanese Journal of Health Economics and Policy 7 pp. 5-36 (2000) 20. Social insurance participation by female part-time workers, The Quarterly Journal of Social Security Research 35, pp.77-95 (1999) 21. Labor supply of the Japanese elderly in the 1980s to the 1990s and the Employees pension benefits. JCER Economic Journal 36, pp.50-82 (1998) 22. The brand effects of universities in the entry-level job market, Changes in employment practices and women s work, Hiroyuki Chuma and Terukazu Suruga, 4
eds., University of Tokyo Press, pp.151-170 (1997) 23. The effects of income tax and Social Security on part-time labor supply in Japan, with Fumio Ohtake, The Quarterly Journal of Social Security Research 31, pp.120-134 (1995) Referees American Economic Review, Applied Economics, Contemporary Economic Policy, Economics Bulletin, Economics of Education Review, Feminist Economics, International Economic Journal, International Economic Review, Japan and the World Economy, Japanese Economic Review, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Journal of Asian Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, US National Academy of Sciences Grants Challenging Research: Exploratory (No. 17K18550), 2017-2018 (Principal Investigator) Joint Usage and Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, 2016 (Co-Investigator) Basic Research B (No. 15H03358), 2015-2017 (Principal Investigator) Joint Usage and Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, 2015 (Co-Investigator) Challenging Research (No. 26590045), 2014-2016 (Principal Investigator) Joint Usage and Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, 2014 (Principal Investigator) Joint Usage and Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, 2013 (Co-Investigator) Basic Research B (No. 25285094), 2013-2015 (Co-Investigator) Joint Usage and Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, 2014 (Principal Investigator) 5
Basic Research C (No. 23530261), 2011-2013 (Principal Investigator) Basic Research C (No. 20530188), 2008-2010 (Principal Investigator) Basic Research B (No. 19330053) 2007-2008 (Co-Investigator) Basic Research C (No. 17530188) 2005-2007 (Principal Investigator) Health & Labour Sciences Research Grant, 2004-2005 (Co-Investigator) Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture Grant to Hosei University on International Research Project on Aging (Japan, China, Korea) 2003-2007 (Research Collaborator) Asia University Research Grant (individual) 2000 Nikkei Foundation, 2000 (individual) Inamori Foundation, 1997 (individual) Basic Research, Young Scientists, A 1996 (Principal Investigator) Basic Research, Young Scientists, A 1995 (Principal Investigator) Professional affiliations American Economic Association, Econometric Society, Japanese Economic Association, Society of Labor Economists Conference presentations (after 2005) Japan Economist Network Conference, September 2018, Zurich, Switzerland. XVIII World Economic History Congress, August 2018, Boston, USA. International Association for Applied Econometrics, June 2017, Sapporo, Japan Society of Labor Economists, poster session, May 2017, Raleigh, USA. Midwest Economic Association, SOLE session, April 2017, Cincinnati, USA. NARSC, November 2016, Minneapolis, USA. 56 th ERSA Congress, August 2016, Vienna, Austria. Asian Meeting in Econometric Society, August 2016, Kyoto, Japan. International Association for Applied Econometrics, June 2016, Milan, Italy. Trans-Pacific Labor Seminar, August 2014, Sydney, Australia. 6
Economic History Association Annual Meeting, September 2013, Arlington, USA. Cliometrics 7 th World Congress, June 2013, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA. Western Economic Association International Pacific Rim Conference, March 2013, Tokyo, Japan. Western Economic Association International Annual Meeting, July 2012, San Francisco, USA. Japanese Economic Association Spring Meeting, June 2012, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Trans-Pacific Labor Seminar, March 2012, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan (postar presentation). Japanese Economic Association Fall Meeting, September 2010, Kansai Gakuin University, Hyogo, Japan. Far Eastern and South Asian Meeting of Econometric Society, August 2009, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese Economic Association Spring Meeting, June 2009, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. Japanese Economic Association Fall Meeting, September 2007, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese Economic Association Fall Meeting, September 2005, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan. Courses taught 1993-1994 Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University (part-time) Japanese Economy 1994-1999 Nagoya City University, Economics Department Microeconomics (undergraduate and graduate), Readings of English materials (undergraduate), Undergraduate Seminar 1995-1997 Nagoya University, Economics Department (part-time) Labor Economics (graduate level) 1999-2005 Asia University, Economics Department Labor Economics, Microeconomics, Readings of English materials (undergraduate), Seminar (undergraduate and graduate) 7
2005-present Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Economics & Business Administration Labor Economics (undergraduate and graduate), Microeconomics (undergraduate), Readings of English materials (undergraduate), Seminar (undergraduate and graduate), Japanese Economy 2014 University Lyon 2 (part-time) Gender Labor Economics (graduate) Thesis supervision PhD: Heyung-Jik Lee, Hokkaido University Master: Hinako Kamizato, Hokkaido University Kaoru Suzuki, Hokkaido University Eitaro Watanabe, Hokkaido University Hui Yun Zeng, Hokkaido University Undergraduate: about 5-7 theses per year from 2007 to 2018 Committee and other Services Board member, Japanese Economic Association, 2008-2014. Member, Statistics Commission, Cabinet Office of Japan, 2009-2013. Member, Specialist Committee, Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office of Japan, 2011-2016. 8