Ana Maria Takahashi
   Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Global Studies, Faculty of Global Engagement
   Position   Associate Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2009
Type Academic Paper
Title “Gender Promotion Differences in Economics Departments in Japan: A Semi-parametric Duration Analysis”
Contribution Type Multiple author(s)
Journal Economic Analysis & Policy Series, EAPO9-4
Journal TypeJapan
Publisher International University of Japan
Volume, Issue, Page EAPO9-4,pp.1-45
Total page number 45
Authorship Last author
Author and coauthor Shingo Takahashi*, Ana Maria Takahashi
Details By using a unique data set of academic economists in Japanese universities, we conduct the first detailed study of gender differences in the duration of promotion within Japanese academia. We employ a duration model that simultaneously allows: a non-parametric estimation of the baseline hazard function; a non-parametric unobserved heterogeneity component; and the estimation of parameterized coefficients for the observed explanatory variables. Our results show that there are no gender promotion differences, after controlling for personal, job, institutional, human capital characteristics, and unobserved heterogeneity.