Collection of essays originally published in the Japanese-language versions in various journals.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The labor market: Hatai, Y. Business cycles and the outflow of labor from the agricultural sector. Ichino, S. The structure of the labor force and patterns of mobility. Obi, K. The theory of labor supply. Tsujimura, K. The effect of reductions in working hours on productivity. Horiuchi, A. The economic return to tertiary education and educational subsidies. Kaneko, Y. The future of the fixed-age retirement system. Nishikawa, S. and Shimada, H. Employment and unemployment.--Wage determination: Ono, T. Postwar changes in the Japanese wage system. Umemura, M. The seniority-wage system in Japan. Tanaka, H. An analysis of factors determining starting pay. Nakamura, A. Intra-firm wage differentials. Sano, Y. A quantitative analysis of factors determining the rate of increase in wage levels during the spring wage offensive. Koshiro, K. The economic impact of labor disputes in the public sector. Ono, A. Comparative perspectives on labor's share.