Organization
Undergraduate School School of Political Science and Economics Professor
Title
Professor
External link
Degree
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BA (Education) The University of Tokyo ( The University of Tokyo )
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BA (Economics) The University of Tokyo ( The University of Tokyo )
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MA (Economics) The University of Tokyo ( The University of Tokyo )
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Ph. D. (economics) ( The University of Tokyo )
Research Interests
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Labor economics
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applied econometrics
Research Areas
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Humanities & social sciences / Economic policy
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Humanities & social sciences / Public economics, labor economics
Education
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The University of Tokyo Graduate School, Division of Economics
- 2003
Country/Region： Japan
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The University of Tokyo Graduate School, Division of Economics
- 1996
Country/Region： Japan
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The University of Tokyo Faculty of Economics Department of Economics
- 1994
Country/Region： Japan
Research History
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Meiji University School of Political Science and Economics Professor Ph.D.
2023.4
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Meiji University School of Political Science and Economics Associate Professor
2022.4 - 2023.3
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Japan Women's University Associate Professor
2012.4 - 2022.3
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July March The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, Vice Chief Researcher
2009.7 - 2012.3
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July June The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, Researcher
2003.7 - 2009.6
Professional Memberships
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Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics
2017.12
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American Economic Association
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Japanese Economic Association
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Econometric Society
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Tokyo Center for Economic Research
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Society of Labor Economicst
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European Association of Labour Economists
Committee Memberships
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内閣府 統計委員会・専門委員
2023.10
Committee type：Government
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東京経済研究センター (TCER) 理事
2016.6 - 2020.5
Committee type：Academic society
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総務省統計局 雇用失業統計研究会・委員
2014.9
Committee type：Government
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厚生労働省 厚生労働統計の整備に関する検討会・委員
2014.9
Committee type：Government
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内閣府 統計委員会 人口・社会統計部会・専門委員
2011.10 - 2013.10
Committee type：Government
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内閣府 統計委員会 統計基準部会・専門委員
2009.4 - 2009.9
Committee type：Government
Papers
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Long-Term Consequences of Teaching Gender Roles: Evidence from Desegregating Industrial Arts and Home Economics in Japan Reviewed
Hiromi Hara, Nuria Rodriguez-Planas
JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS 43 ( 2 ) 349 - 389 2025.4
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The effect of public-sponsored job training in Japan Reviewed
Hiromi Hara
JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIES 64 2022.6
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The Impact of Worker-Financed Training: Evidence from Early- and Mid-career Workers in Japan Reviewed
Hiromi Hara
Journal of The Japanese and International Economies 51 64 - 75 2019.1
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The gender wage gap across the wage distribution in Japan: Within- and between-establishment effects Reviewed
Hiromi Hara
Labour Economics 53 213 - 229 2018
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Minimum wage effects on firm-provided and worker-initiated training Reviewed
Hiromi Hara
LABOUR ECONOMICS 47 149 - 162 2017.8
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女性の活躍が進まない原因：男女間賃金格差からの検討（書籍所収論文）
原 ひろみ
川口大司編著『日本の労働市場』, 第6章, 有斐閣 2017
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人手不足と賃金停滞の並存は経済理論で説明できる（書籍所収論文）
川口大司, 原 ひろみ
玄田有史編著『人手不足なのになぜ賃金が上がらないのか』, 第7章, 慶応義塾大学出版会 2017
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The Impact of Firm-provided Training on Productivity, Wages, and Transition to The Impact of Firm-provided Training on Productivity, Wages, and Transition to Regular Employment for Workers in Flexible Arrangements Reviewed
Hara, Hiromi
Journal of The Japanese and International Economies 34 336 - 359 2014.10
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The union wage effect in Japan Reviewed
Hiromi Hara, Daiji Kawaguchi
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 47 ( 4 ) 569 - 590 2008.10
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労働時間の現実と希望のギャップからみたワーク・ライフ・コンフリクト －ワーク・ライフ・バランスを実現するために（査読付） Reviewed
原ひろみ, 佐藤博樹
『季刊家計経済研究』 ( 第79号 ) 72 - 79 2008
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Private sector training in Japan beween l970s and 2000s Reviewed
The Japanese journal of labour studies 49 ( No. 563 ) pp. 84 - 100 2007
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What Influences Workers in Deciding to Support Unions?: Evidence from Japan - Focus on Workers' Understanding of Their Rights
Hara, Hiromi, Hiroki Sato
Japan Labor Review Vol. 3 ( No. 2 ) pp. 91 - 115 2006
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新規高卒者の継続採用と人材育成方針:企業が新規高卒者を採用し続ける条件は何か（査読付） Reviewed
原ひろみ, 佐野嘉秀, 佐藤博樹
『日本労働研究雑誌』 48 ( No. 556 ) pp.63 - 79 2006
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Labour Demand for New High School Graduates in Japan
Hara, Hiromi
Japan Labor Review Vol. 2 ( No. 3 ) pp. 49 - 72 2005
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労働組合支持に何が影響を与えるのか：労働者の権利に関する理解に着目して（査読付） Reviewed
原ひろみ, 佐藤博樹
『日本労働研究雑誌』 46 ( No. 532. ) pp. 54 - 70 2004
Books
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Economic Analysis on Job Training
（ Role： Sole author）
Keiso shobo 2014.4 （ ISBN:9784326503957 ）
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Career development of non-regular employees: Toward a society in which all people can develop their vocational skills and are appropriately evaluated
Kosugi, Reiko, Hiromi Hara（ Role： Joint author）
Keiso-Shobo 2011.12
Presentations
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2026 MEA conference, Chicago
2026.3
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2025 SOLE/EALE/AASLE Joint Conference, Toronto, Canada
2025.6
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2024 Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Conference, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
2024.12
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2024 European Association of Labour Economist Conference, NHH, Norway
2024.9
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2024Asian Meeting of Econometric Society, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2024.8
Works
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Hara, Hiromi (2017) “Explaining the Persistence of the Gender Wage Gap in Japan: The ‘glass ceiling’ and the ‘sticky floor’,” VoxEU. http://voxeu.org/article/japans-glass-ceiling-and-sticky-floor 2017
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原 ひろみ (2004) 『アメリカの職業訓練の政策評価 －サーベイを通じて－』, 労働政策レポート Vol. 2, 労働政策研究・研修機構. 2004
Awards
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公的統計活動支援奨励賞（石橋賞）
2026.2 （公財）統計情報開発センター
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29th Okinaga Prize
2015.3
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第9回 労働関係論文優秀賞
2008.2 労働政策研究・研修機構
Research Projects
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Effects and Mechanisms of Information Disclosure on Gender Gaps in Jobs and Wages
Grant number：25K00647 2025.4 - 2029.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Grant amount：\18720000 （ Direct Cost: \14400000 、 Indirect Cost：\4320000 ）
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人口構造の変化に対する家計の適応行動 -税務データと政府統計個票を用いた分析-
Grant number：25H00539 2025.4 - 2028.3
日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(A)
川口 大司, 宍戸 常寿, サムットプラディット サイサワット, 原 ひろみ, 深井 太洋
Authorship：Coinvestigator(s)
Grant amount：\46540000 （ Direct Cost: \35800000 、 Indirect Cost：\10740000 ）
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Gender norms and work-life balance
Grant number：22K01541 2022.4 - 2025.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Authorship：Principal investigator
Grant amount：\4160000 （ Direct Cost: \3200000 、 Indirect Cost：\960000 ）
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New technology and employment
Grant number：22H00057 2022.4 - 2025.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Authorship：Coinvestigator(s)
Grant amount：\42640000 （ Direct Cost: \32800000 、 Indirect Cost：\9840000 ）
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Empirical analysis on the formation of gender norms on the division of labor
Grant number：19K21687 2019.6 - 2022.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
Kawaguchi Daiji
Authorship：Coinvestigator(s)
Grant amount：\6500000 （ Direct Cost: \5000000 、 Indirect Cost：\1500000 ）
In this study, we took up the social norm regarding gender role division of labor, "husbands should work outside the home and wives should protect the home," and clarified its formation process by focusing on the persistence of the norm within individuals, and empirically examined whether the social norm can change in response to policy intervention.
Extending the original research plan in response to the spread of the new coronavirus from February 2020, we investigated and analyzed how the rapid expansion of remote work affected the division of household chores, and in turn, how this affected attitudes toward the gender role division of labor. -
企業の雇用管理への政策介入が子どものいる従業員と企業の経済厚生に与える影響の分析
Grant number：19K01725 2019.4 - 2023.3
日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(C)
原 ひろみ
Authorship：Principal investigator
Grant amount：\4420000 （ Direct Cost: \3400000 、 Indirect Cost：\1020000 ）
本研究の主な目的は、子どものいる労働者に対する政策介入の効果を検証することである。2021年度は、政策変更前後の経済的なアウトカムや両立支援策の利用に関する記述統計量の比較・確認を行うとともに、回帰分析を行った。回帰分析からは、一定の分析結果を得ることができた。また、先行研究のサーベイも行い、経済学における本分析の位置づけについても考察を深めることができた。以上の作業を通じて、論文の執筆を進めることができた。しかし、政策・制度に関する文献や資料の調査を行い、ほぼ完了したと考えているが、歴史的な背景やその他の政策との関連性等についてもう少し深い調査が必要と考えている。
また、出産後の女性労働者は離職することが多いことが知られているが、離職者の再就職を支援する離職者訓練の効果に関する分析も、本研究の一環として2021年度も引き続き実施した。昨年度、Propensity Score Matching 法を使ってATTの推計を行い、離職者訓練への参加は男性に関して就職率のみに統計的に有意な効果があることを確認した。また、女性に関しては就業確率、就業後の所得、正社員就職率のすべてにおいて統計的に有意にプラスの効果があることを確認した。つまり、離職者訓練は女性に対してより大きな効果があることを明らかにした。以上の分析結果を、学術論文としてとりまとめ、昨年度、国際学術雑誌に投稿したが、2021年度中に改訂ならびに再投稿を経て、国際学術雑誌に採択された。 -
Empirical analysis on the labor adjustments to uncertainty and policy intervention
Grant number：19H00589 2019.4 - 2022.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Authorship：Coinvestigator(s)
Grant amount：\40560000 （ Direct Cost: \31200000 、 Indirect Cost：\9360000 ）
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「女性が輝く社会の実現」をテーマにした研究助成
2018.10 - 2023.9
野村財団
Authorship：Principal investigator
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Study on Human Capital Investment in Japan
Grant number：16K03711 2016.4 - 2019.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Hara Hiromi
Authorship：Principal investigator
Grant amount：\4420000 （ Direct Cost: \3400000 、 Indirect Cost：\1020000 ）
This study examines the effects of worker-financed training. We found that although participation in worker-financed training tends not to lead to any short-term increase in wages or job changes, it can lead to positive effects on a person's working life through improved job skills or job tasks, which suggests that it might have positive effects in the workplace in the long run.
This study also examined the effects of minimum wages on formal and informal firm-provided training and worker-initiated training in Japan. We found that the negative effect was observed on formal training, with a 1% increase in the minimum wage causing a 2.8% decline in the formal training of workers affected by minimum wage increases, no statistically significant decrease occurred with informal training. Further, we found that an increase in the minimum wage did not increase worker-initiated training. -
Research for establishing a new employment system through labor market policy evaluation(Fostering Joint International Research)
Grant number：15KK0097 2016 - 2018
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research)
Authorship：Principal investigator
Grant amount：\13520000 （ Direct Cost: \10400000 、 Indirect Cost：\3120000 ）
This study examined the gender wage gap through the wage distribution in Japan. Although male and female wages have been converging, there still remains a persistent gender wage gap. To identify what impedes further reductions in this gap, we used Japanese data to conduct a decomposition across the wage distribution, focusing on the wage structure effect (the unexplained gap). We show that it is larger within an establishment than between establishments and at the tails of the wage distribution than in the middle, indicating that both a glass ceiling and a sticky floor exist within establishments and have for more than 25 years. The sticky floor appears to be largely caused by Japan's gendered career track job segregation system and the glass ceiling by a gender promotion gap and a "swimming upstream" phenomenon. Consequently, any further reduction in the gender wage gap will require a resolution of gender job segregation and a shift towards jobs that reward flexibility.
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ジェンダー・アイデンティティと労働市場における男女間格差に関する研究
2015.4 - 2017.3
日本経済研究センター
Authorship：Principal investigator
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The Study for Construction of New Employment System through Labor Market Policy Evaluation
2013 - 2015
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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Job ability develpment of female workers with declining economic growth
2012 - 2013
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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非正規雇用はキャリアのステッピングストーンか、デッドエンドか： 職業能力開発に着目して
2010.4 - 2011.3
東京経済研究センター
Authorship：Principal investigator
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