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Title
Wage Distribution in Japan: 1989-2003
Creator
Creator Name
Kambayashi, Ryo Kambayashi, Ryo
神林, 龍 神林, 龍
カンバヤシ, リョウ カンバヤシ, リョウ
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Hitotsubashi University
Creator Name
Kawaguchi, Daiji Kawaguchi, Daiji
川口, 大司 川口, 大司
カワグチ, ダイジ カワグチ, ダイジ
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Hitotsubashi University
Creator Name
Yokoyama, Izumi Yokoyama, Izumi
横山, 泉 横山, 泉
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
Hitotsubashi University
Editor
Contributor Name
社会科学における統計分析拠点構築 = Research Unit for Statistical Analysis in Social Sciences
Key Word
Wage Distribution
Wage Equation
Variance Decomposition
JEL
J31
Abstract
Diverging economic inequality has become a common focus of economic debate in developed countries. In particular, the recent experience of Japan has started attracting international attention. We take advantage of a rich micro-level data set from the Basic Survey on Wage Structure (1989-2003) to perform an in-depth analysis of the change in the inequality and distribution of the hourly wage. We observe that lower returns to education and years of tenure contribute to diminishing income disparity between groups for both sexes. A larger variance within a group contributes to the wage disparity for males, while an increased heterogeneity of workers' attributes contributes to the wage disparity for females. The Dinardo, Fortin, and Lemieux decomposition also confirms the basic findings from a parametric variance decomposition.
Publisher
Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Issued Date
2006-08
Language
English(eng)
Resource Type
technical report
Version Type
VoR
Is Part OfRelation -
Related Title
Hi-Stat Discussion paper series ; No. d06-183
Number of Pages
48
Sponsorship
21世紀COEプログラム = 21st-Century COE Program
Appears in Collections
Hi-Stat Discussion paper series
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10086/13559