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12 Fringe Benefit Provision for Female Part-Time Workers in Japan
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 Changing the Guard 19
- 2 The Recent Transformation of Participatory Employment Practices in Japan 39
- 3 Determinants of the Shadow Value of Simultaneous Information Sharing in the Japanese Machine-Tool Manufacturing Industry 81
- 4 Who Really Lost Jobs in Japan? 103
- 5 Total Labor Costs and the Employment Adjustment Behavior of Large Japanese Firms 135
- 6 Individual Expenditures and Medical Saving Accounts 157
- 7 Supplementing Public Insurance Coverage with Private Coverage 183
- 8 Option Value Estimation with Health and Retirement Study Data 205
- 9 Why Do the Japanese Spend So Much on Drugs? 229
- 10 The Demand for Health Checkups under Uncertainty 267
- 11 The Role of Firms in Welfare Provision 315
- 12 Fringe Benefit Provision for Female Part-Time Workers in Japan 339
- 13 Unions, the Costs of Job Loss, and Vacation 371
- Contributors 391
- Author Index 393
- Subject Index 397
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1 Changing the Guard 19
- 2 The Recent Transformation of Participatory Employment Practices in Japan 39
- 3 Determinants of the Shadow Value of Simultaneous Information Sharing in the Japanese Machine-Tool Manufacturing Industry 81
- 4 Who Really Lost Jobs in Japan? 103
- 5 Total Labor Costs and the Employment Adjustment Behavior of Large Japanese Firms 135
- 6 Individual Expenditures and Medical Saving Accounts 157
- 7 Supplementing Public Insurance Coverage with Private Coverage 183
- 8 Option Value Estimation with Health and Retirement Study Data 205
- 9 Why Do the Japanese Spend So Much on Drugs? 229
- 10 The Demand for Health Checkups under Uncertainty 267
- 11 The Role of Firms in Welfare Provision 315
- 12 Fringe Benefit Provision for Female Part-Time Workers in Japan 339
- 13 Unions, the Costs of Job Loss, and Vacation 371
- Contributors 391
- Author Index 393
- Subject Index 397
