RIEB Discussion Paper Series No.2020-26
RIEB Discussion Paper Series No.2020-26
Title
Urbanization Effects on Job Search Decision
Abstract
This study examines the effect of urban agglomeration on a non-working individual's decision to search for a job using Japanese microdata. According to the results, urban agglomeration raises the probability of job search for less-educated men, suggesting that it raises the offer wages or decreases the out-of-pocket cost of job search. Urban agglomeration also encourages unmarried women to search for a job, whereas the effect is not significant for married women. It, however, discourages married women with children from searching, suggesting that life events, such as marriage and childbirth, raise women's value of household production, especially in urban areas.
Keywords
Local labor market; Agglomeration (dis)economies; Life event; Japan
JEL Classification
J64, R11, R23
Inquiries
Yudai HIGASHIGraduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Okayama University
3-1-1, Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
Junior Research Fellow, RIEB, Kobe University