The labor market in Japan, 2000-2016

Artikel

As the third largest economy in the world and a precursor of global trends in population aging, Japan's recent experiences provide important lessons regarding how demographic shifts affect the labor market and individuals' economic well-being. On the whole, the labor market has shown a remarkable stability during the recent financial crisis, despite decades of economic stagnation and sluggish real wage growth. Rapid population aging, however, has brought substantial changes to individuals in the labor market, most notably among women, by augmenting labor demand in the healthcare services industry.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2017 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: population aging ; gender inequality ; healthcare ; Japan

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kawaguchi, Daiji ; Mori, Hiroaki
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.385
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/171193
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET