Shinya Kajitani

Professor
Department of Industrial Relations, Faculty of Social Studies, Doshisha University
Karasuma-higashi-iru, Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi 602-8580, JAPAN



Fields of Interest
  1. Labor Economics
  2. Health Economics
  3. Applied Micro Econometrics
Discussion Papers
  1. Actionable Information Feedback in Relative Grading: Evidence from a Field Experiment, 2022, with K. Morimoto and S. Suzuki. Available at SSRN
  2. Use It Too Much and Lose It? The Effect of Working Hours on Cognitive Ability, 2017, Panel Data Research Center at Keio University DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES, DP2016-008, with C. McKenzie and K. Sakata.
Publications
Refereed
  1. Pension reform and improved employment protection: Effects on older men’s employment outcomes, 2023, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, vol. 23(4), pp. 1017-1043, with M. Kan. https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2022-0317
  2. Use it Too Much and Lose Everything? The Effects of Hours of Work on Health, 2022, SSM - Population Health, vol. 20, 101245, with C. McKenzie and K. Sakata. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101245
  3. Informal Care and Savings, 2022, Applied Economics,vol. 54(33), pp. 3762-3776, with K. Sakata, and C. McKenzie. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2021.1980489
  4. The Return of Sleep, 2021, Economics and Human Biology, vol. 41, 100986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2021.100986
  5. Information Feedback in Relative Grading: Evidence from a Field Experiment, 2020, PLOS ONE, vol. 15(4), with K. Morimoto and S. Suzuki. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231548
  6. Occupation, Retirement and Cognitive Functioning, 2017, Ageing & Society, vol. 37(8), pp. 1568-1596, with K. Sakata, and C. McKenzie. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X16000465
  7. Which is Worse for Your Long-term Health, a White-collar or a Blue-collar Job? 2015, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, vol. 38, pp. 228-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjie.2015.09.002
  8. Does the Definition of Retirement Matter in Estimating the Effects of Retirement on Cognitive Functioning?, 2013, In Piantadosi, J., Anderssen, R.S. and Boland J. (eds) MODSIM2013, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1263-1269, with K. Sakata, and C. McKenzie. https://doi.org/10.36334/modsim.2013.F4.kajitani
  9. Working in Old Age and Health Outcomes in Japan, 2011, Japan and the World Economy, vol.23(3), pp. 153-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japwor.2011.06.001
  10. Old-age Pension System for Active Employees and Work Decisions of Older Japanese People, 2011, JCER Economic Journal, no. 64, pp. 56-76, in Japanese.
  11. Health-promotion Activities and Health Status, 2010, Japanese Journal of Health Economics and Policy, vol. 22(1), pp. 47-62, with M. Kohara, in Japanese.
  12. Do Children Live With, Near, or Away from Their Elderly Parents in Japan? 2007, Japanese Journal of Research on Household Economics, no. 75, pp. 92-103, in Japanese.
  13. Skill Development and job Search after Mandatory Retirement, 2006, JCER Economic Journal, no. 55, pp. 1-21, in Japanese.
Non-Refereed
  1. Employee Health Conditions and Their Work Incentives: The Importance of Managing Employee Health in Small-to-Medium-Sized Enterprises, 2024, Japanese Journal of Labour Studies, no. 762, pp. 49-61, with M. Kohara and T. Matsubayashi, in Japanese.
  2. Promoting Employment of Older Workers and Adjustment of their Working Conditions at Japanese Firms," 2023, Japan Labor Issues, vol. 7(42), pp. 25-42. https://www.jil.go.jp/english/jli/documents/2023/042-02.pdf
  3. Promoting Elderly Employment and Adjustment of their Conditions, 2021, Japanese Journal of Labour Studies, no. 734, pp. 16-30, in Japanese.
  4. The Impact of Sleep on Health for the Elderly, 2020, Meisei University Bulletin of Economic Studies, vol. 52(1-2), pp. 27-40, in Japanese.
  5. How Mothers and Fathers Share Housework and Childcare?: The Case of Two-Income Couple, 2018, DIO RENGO-RIALS Report, no. 339, pp. 19-24, in Japanese.
  6. The Allocation of Time among Young Japanese: Findings from Japanese Time-use Survey, 2015, Meisei University Bulletin of Economic Studies, vol. 47(1), pp. 1-16, in Japanese.
  7. The Impact of Public Long-term Care Insurance on Time Spent on Informal Care among At-home Caregivers: Findings from Japanese Micro Data, 2014, Economic Review, vol. 65(4), pp. 345-361, with M. Kan, in Japanese.
  8. Information of Ranking Position and Incentives to Study, 2013, Meisei Education Center Research Bulletin, vol. 3, pp. 101-110, with K. Kobayashi, S. Suzuki, H. Nakata, and K. Morimoto, in Japanese.
  9. Work Experiences and Self-assessed Health for the Elderly, 2012, Meisei University Bulletin of Economic Studies, vol. 43(2), pp. 1-18, in Japanese.
  10. Does Skill-Development Make Elderly Japanese More Marketable? 2008, Japan Labor Review, vol. 5(2), pp. 89-111. https://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2008/JLR18_kajitani.pdf
  11. Japan's Re-employment System and Work Incentives for the Elderly, 2006, Osaka Economic Papers, vol. 56(3), pp. 51-65. https://doi.org/10.18910/20329
  12. Working People's Leisure Time and Investment in Health, 2006, Japanese Journal of Labour Studies, no. 552, pp. 44-59, with M. Kohara, in Japanese.
Books
  1. Microeconomics Linear/Quadratic approach, 2016, Nippon Hyoron sha, Tokyo, with Shiba Suzuki, in Japanese.
Education
  1. Ph.D. (International Public Policy), Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, March 2007.
  2. M.A. (International Public Policy), Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, March 2004.
  3. B.A., Faculty of Letters, Doshisha University, March 2002.
Employment
Full-time
  1. Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyoto Sangyo University, April 2023-present.
  2. Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyoto Sangyo University, April 2018-March 2023.
  3. Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Meisei University, April 2011-March 2018.
  4. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Meisei University, April 2008-March 2011.
Part-time
  1. Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Meisei University, April 2018-March 2019.
  2. Lecturer, Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts, Tokyo Metropolitan University, September 2016-March 2018.
  3. Academic Visitor, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, April 2015-March 2016.
  4. Lecturer, Faculty of Social Studies, Doshisha University, September 2012-September 2014, September 2016-present.
  5. Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Niigata University, April 2010-March 2011.
  6. Research Fellow, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University, April 2007-March 2008.
  7. Research Assistant, 21st COE Program Behavioral Macrodynamics based on Surveys and Experiments, Osaka University, April 2005-March 2007.
  8. Research Assistant, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, June 2004-March 2005.
Grants
  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Grant Number: 23K20611 "Time Allocation, Intra-Household Productive Activities and Health Capital Formation," Principal Researcher, FY 2021-present. (9,100,000 yen)
  2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Grant Number: 23K20607, Project Team Member, FY 2021-present. (13,650,000 yen)
  3. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Grant Number: 23K20151 "Intergenerational Interrelationships: An Analysis of Bequests, Long-term Care & Labour Supply, and Consumption & Saving," Project Team Member, FY 2020-present. (16,510,000 yen)
  4. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Grant Number: 16H03607 "Econometric Analysis of the Relationship between Parental Work Decisions/Time Allocation/Views and their Children's Human Capital Formation," Project Team Member, FY 2016-FY 2020. (16,510,000 yen)
  5. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Young B) Grant Number: 15K17080 "Allocation of Time, Health Disparity and Inequality in Productivity," Principal Researcher, FY 2015-FY 2019. (2,730,000 yen)
  6. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Grant Number: 24330093 "Retirement, Health and Cognitive Functioning for the Elderly," Project Team Member, FY 2012-FY 2016. (13,130,000 yen)
  7. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) Grant Number: 23530328 "An Empirical Study of Causes and Consequences of Disparities in Education, Income and Health among Young Working Population with an Emphasis on Their Time-use," Project Team Member, FY 2011-FY 2013. (4,940,000 yen)
  8. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Young B) Grant Number: 22730237 "Health Disparity and Income Inequality," Principal Researcher, FY 2010-FY 2013. (2,470,000 yen)
  9. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up) Grant Number: 20830101 "The Long-term and Short-term Impacts of Work on Health Outcomes of Older Japanese Men," Principal Researcher, FY 2008-FY 2009. (2,652,000 yen)
  10. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Grant Number: 19330062 "Changes in Family Structure and How Social Security and the Labour Market Should be Undertaken," Project Team Member, FY 2008-FY 2010. (20,150,000 yen)
  11. The Institute for Research on Household Economics, Research Grant for the Study of "Why Children Live With, Near, or Away from Their Elderly Parents? Evidence from Japan," Principal Researcher, FY 2006. (150,000 yen)