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Japanese Redundancy: The Impact of Key Labor Market Institutions on the Economic Flexibility of the Japanese Economy

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Labor Market Adjustments in the Pacific Basin

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This chapter attempts to explain the impact of key labor market institutions on the Japanese economy. The approach is different from previous writing on this topic, and it utilizes data in a comparative perspective with the United States.

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Koike, K. (1987). Japanese Redundancy: The Impact of Key Labor Market Institutions on the Economic Flexibility of the Japanese Economy. In: Chinloy, P.T., Stromsdorfer, E.W. (eds) Labor Market Adjustments in the Pacific Basin. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3251-7_5

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