SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance
No 395:
College Quality and Earnings in the Japanese Labor Market
Hiroshi Ono ()
Abstract: The motivations underlying the pursuit of college prestige
in Japan presumes a labor market that rewards workers according to the
quality of the college that they attended. Yet, studies that examine the
relationship between college quality and earnings in Japan remain few and
riddled with shortcomings. This paper examines the returns to college
education among Japanese men. Using a 1995 cross-sectional data of Japanese
workers, I find that college quality significantly improves earnings. My
findings confirm that college quality plays a crucial role in shaping both
incentives and earnings in the Japanese labor market. The paper also
examines the so-called distinctive features of the Japanese labor market,
and confirms the significant impact of tenure and firm-size on earnings,
and the similarity in the earnings profiles between blue- and white-collar
workers.
Keywords: human capital formation; returns to education; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: I21; J24; J31; N35; (follow links to similar papers)
37 pages, August 22, 2000, Revised March 11, 2003
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Ono, Hiroshi, (2004), 'College Quality and Earnings in the Japanese Labor Market', Industrial Relations, Vol. 43, July, No. 3, pages 595-617
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