Employment conditions and non-coresidential partnership in very-low fertility countries: Italy and Japan

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• dc.contributor.author Mogi, Ryohei
• dc.contributor.author Mugiyama, Ryota
• dc.contributor.author Alderotti, Giammarco
• dc.date.accessioned 2025-03-03T07:23:39Z
• dc.date.available 2025-03-03T07:23:39Z
• dc.date.issued 2024
• dc.description.abstract Objective: Our study analyses the relationship between employment conditions and non-coresidential partnership status among women and men in two very-low fertility countries: Italy and Japan. Background: Having a partner is the initial stage of any subsequent family formation. Several studies have reported that precarious employment conditions have negative effects on both union formation and fertility; however, less is known about the previous step, namely, having a non-coresidential partner. Method: We use two nationally representative surveys and examine the association between employment condition and partnership status among individuals aged 23–43 who have not yet had children and are not currently cohabiting or married at the survey, employing logistic regression models. Results: Our results suggest that employment conditions do not have statistically significant associations with partnership status except women who have a precarious employment status (i.e. those who do not know their contract type) as well as unemployed/inactive women in Japan and self-employed men in Italy. We interpret our findings as suggesting that in Italy, employment conditions do not significantly matter for starting a relationship for both men and women, likely due to the prevalence of employment uncertainty among young Italians. As for Japanese women, those who are unemployed/inactive, as well as those who do not know their contract type, may face challenges in finding a partner with their desired earning capacity. Conclusion: This is one of the few studies focusing on non-coresidential partnership as the initial step of further family formation.en
• dc.description.sponsorship This research was supported by KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research (Grant Numbers JP25000001 and JP18H05204), Scientific Research (S)（Grant Numbers JP18103003 and JP22223005), and for Early-Career Scientists (JP21K13439) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). The research support in conducting the panel surveys was obtained from the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo, and The Outsourcing, Inc. The permission to use the panel data is obtained from the Management Committee of the Japanese Life Course Panel Surveys. Ryohei Mogi receives a funding from MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the FSE+ for the project: JDC2022-049247-I, as well as the European Union (ERC, Born Once - Die Once, 101043983). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. GA acknowledges the financial support provided by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, 2017 MiUR-PRIN ‘The Great Demographic Recession’ (PI: Daniele Vignoli).en
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• dc.identifier.citation Mogi R, Mugiyama R, Alderotti G. Employment conditions and non-coresidential partnership in very-low fertility countries: Italy and Japan. J Fam Res. 2024 Jan 8;36:160-77. DOI: 10.20377/jfr-953
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.20377/jfr-953
• dc.identifier.issn 2699-2337
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/69767
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher University of Bamberg Press
• dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Family Research. 2024 Jan 8;36:160-77
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/101043983
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HE/101043983
• dc.rights This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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• dc.subject.keyword Non-coresidential partneren
• dc.subject.keyword Employment conditionsen
• dc.subject.keyword Italyen
• dc.subject.keyword Japanen
• dc.title Employment conditions and non-coresidential partnership in very-low fertility countries: Italy and Japanen
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