Education and marriage decisions of japanese women and the role of the equal employment opportunity act

The Japanese Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOA) of 1985 aimed to reduce gender discrimination in the labor market, especially for career-oriented jobs. This paper investigates whether this act had an unanticipated effect on women’s marriage decisions. Using micro data from the Japanese Panel Su...

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Main Authors: Edwards, L.N (Author), Hasebe, T. (Author), Sakai, T. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press 2019
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