Citation
Piotrowski, Martin; Kalleberg, Arne L.; Bond, Erik; & Wolford, Rick (2018). Nonstandard Work and Fertility: A Comparison of the United States and Japan. Asian Population Studies, 14(2), 116-136.Abstract
Using General Social Survey data from Japan and the US (N=5101), we examine the effect of non-standard or non-regular work status on men's fertility. We employ a cross-national comparative approach to explore how this relationship differs both within and across the two countries. Consistent with features of the Japanese context which make it challenging for non-regular workers to realise the breadwinner role we find a negative effect of non-standard work status on men's fertility in Japan, but not the US. Specifically, Japanese men employed as non-regular workers have the lowest chances of having a child. Non-regular work status has no such effect on men's fertility in the US. We also find that the difference in the non-standard work effect between the two countries can be accounted for by differences in the effect of marriage, which illustrates the close connection between marriage and fertility in Japan.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441730.2018.1446310Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2018Journal Title
Asian Population StudiesAuthor(s)
Piotrowski, MartinKalleberg, Arne L.
Bond, Erik
Wolford, Rick