Personnel Economics Workshop (PEW)

Notice

PEW in 2025 will be held on the fourth Saturday of each month. The workshop starts at 3:00 p.m.
Each workshop basically consists of two sessions: a 1-hour presentation and a 1.5-hour presentation by an invited speaker.

Next Workshop

December 20 (Sat.) 2025

Venue: Room 808 in Building 3, Waseda Campus, Waseda University

1st Session

Speaker: Ritsu Kitagawa (Columbia Business School)
Title: Measuring Organizational Capital in Japan
Abstract:
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Time: 15:00-16:00

2nd Session

Speaker: Yutaro Takayasu (University of Tokyo)
Title: The Last or Lasting Samurai? The Impact of Secondary Schools on Elite Formation after Social Transition
Abstract:

When societies transition from hereditary to meritocratic systems, does the democratization of education foster social mobility? We investigate this question in Japan after the Meiji Restoration (1868), which abolished the samurai's hereditary privileges in public sector positions. Using cohort-specific discontinuities in access to newly established secondary schools, we examine how expanded educational opportunities influenced the likelihood of attaining leadership roles in the public and private sectors for samurai and commoners. We find that secondary education increased the number of elites from both social groups, yet most new elites pursued occupations historically associated with their families. However, within both social groups, the new elites entirely came from non-elite fathers, suggesting that secondary education fostered upward mobility.

Language: English
Time: 16:15-17:45

How to attend?

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In-person venues or/and Zoom meeting URL will be announced via the mailing list.

Upcoming Workshops

January 24(Sat.) 2026

Venue: Waseda Campus, Waseda University

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