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  • The Impacts of Wage on Recruitment and Retention:
    Evidence from Japanese Chain Stores and Restaurants
    Komae Kazutomo, Motegi Hiroyuki
    2025Volume 83 Pages 1-25
    Published: 2025
    Released on J-STAGE: October 01, 2025
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.34391/works.83.0_1
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    This paper analyzes the impact of wages on the recruitment and retention of part-time and temporary workers by matching store data with job advertisements in the retail and food service industries to construct a unique dataset. For the recruitment analysis, we proposed constructing store panel data as one strategy to overcome challenges identified in previous studies. This yielded an elasticity of 4.7% for the number of applicants and 1.9% for the number of hires. In the retention analysis, while some evidence suggested higher wages reduce turnover, the results were mixed.
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