Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Changing the Guard 19
6. 2 The Recent Transformation of Participatory Employment Practices in Japan 39
7. 3 Determinants of the Shadow Value of Simultaneous Information Sharing in the Japanese Machine-Tool Manufacturing Industry 81
8. 4 Who Really Lost Jobs in Japan? 103
9. 5 Total Labor Costs and the Employment Adjustment Behavior of Large Japanese Firms 135
10. 6 Individual Expenditures and Medical Saving Accounts 157
11. 7 Supplementing Public Insurance Coverage with Private Coverage 183
12. 8 Option Value Estimation with Health and Retirement Study Data 205
13. 9 Why Do the Japanese Spend So Much on Drugs? 229
14. 10 The Demand for Health Checkups under Uncertainty 267
15. 11 The Role of Firms in Welfare Provision 315
16. 12 Fringe Benefit Provision for Female Part-Time Workers in Japan 339
17. 13 Unions, the Costs of Job Loss, and Vacation 371
18. Contributors 391
19. Author Index 393
20. Subject Index 397