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Total Labor Costs and the Employment Adjustment Behavior of Large Japanese Firms

In: Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States

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  • Yoshifumi Nakata
  • Ryoji Takehiro

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  • Yoshifumi Nakata & Ryoji Takehiro, 2003. "Total Labor Costs and the Employment Adjustment Behavior of Large Japanese Firms," NBER Chapters, in: Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States, pages 135-156, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Hamermesh, Daniel S, 1989. "Labor Demand and the Structure of Adjustment Costs," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 79(4), pages 674-689, September.
    2. Smyth, David J & Karlson, Stephen H, 1991. "The Effect of Fringe Benefits on Employment Fluctuations in U.S. Automobile Manufacturing," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 73(1), pages 40-49, February.
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