Updated on 2026/06/18

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LI WEN
 
Organization
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering Lecturer
Graduate School of Economics Department of Economic Engineering（Concurrent）
School of Economics Department of Economic Engineering（Concurrent）
Title
Lecturer
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Research Areas

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Public economics and labor economics

Degree

  • 博士 （ 2021.9 Kyushu University ）

Research History

  • Kyushu University Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering Lecturer 

    2025.4 - Present

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  • Institute of Mathematics for Industry, Kyushu University  Academic Researcher 

    2022.6 - 2025.3

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Education

  • Kyushu University   経済学府   経済工学

    2018.10 - 2021.9

Research Interests・Research Keywords

  • Research theme： social norm

    Keyword： social norm

    Research period： 2026

  • Research theme： education

    Keyword： education

    Research period： 2026

  • Research theme： labor

    Keyword： labor

    Research period： 2026

  • Research theme： inequality

    Keyword： inequality

    Research period： 2026

Awards

  • Encouragement Award

    2023.6   Japan Association for Applied Economics   Preference for Traditional Gender Norms and Spouses’ Subjective Well-Being

    Wen Li

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Papers

  • Preference for Traditional Gender Norms and Spouses’ Subjective Well-Being Reviewed

    Wen Li

    Studies in Applied Economics   16   2024.3

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    Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author   Language：English  

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  • The Gender Gap in the Returns From College Education in Japan: The Impact of Attending a High-Ranking College Reviewed

    Wen Li, Kunio Urakawa, Fumihiko Suga

    Social Science Japan Journal   26 ( 1 )   61 - 76   2023.4   （ ISSN:1369-1465 eISSN:1468-2680 ）

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Oxford University Press (OUP)  

    Abstract

    This study investigates the gender gap present in the relationship between obtaining a college degree and labour earnings in Japan, using a dataset that contains detailed information about the colleges from which the respondents graduated. In particular, we focus on the ranking of colleges as a factor. We find that obtaining a college degree, regardless of the college ranking, is positively correlated with higher earnings even after controlling educational and cultural experiences in childhood, for both men and women, but that this relationship is stronger for men. Moreover, graduating from a high-ranking college is positively and significantly associated with higher earnings for male workers only. Further, the relationship between a high-ranking college degree and women’s spousal labour earnings is positive and significant. Thus, opportunities to obtain higher education benefits are most likely connected to the different paths that men and women take to attain economic success.

    DOI： 10.1093/ssjj/jyac026

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  • Are Social Norms Associated with Married Women's Labor Force Participation? A Comparison of Japan and the United States Reviewed

    Wen Li, Kunio Urakawa, Fumihiko Suga

    Journal of Family and Economic Issues   44 ( 1 )   193 - 205   2023.3   （ ISSN:1058-0476 eISSN:1573-3475 ）

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    Authorship：Lead author,　Corresponding author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Journal of Family and Economic Issues  

    Although the social-economic status of women has improved worldwide, with several factors reducing gender differences in labor participation and income equality, a substantial gender gap persists. The goal of this study is to determine how the gender gap is associated with social norms. Specifically, within the context of gender roles, we examine the social norm that wives should not earn more than their husbands. We estimate a model that explains wives’ labor force participation in terms of the probability of wives earning more than their husbands by applying an estimation procedure that accounts for potential bias arising from self-selection into employment. Since the impact of social norms can vary in different cultural contexts, we compare the estimation results using datasets obtained from surveys conducted in Japan and the US—representing Eastern and Western cultures, respectively. Our results indicate that a 10 percentage point increase in the probability of wives earning more than their husbands is associated with an 8 percentage point decrease in their labor force participation rate in Japan, whereas the probability of wives earning more is not significant when the model is estimated using U.S. data. Thus, wives’ labor force participation decisions can be related to the social norm more closely in Japan than in the US, reflecting the different social status of women in these countries.

    DOI： 10.1007/s10834-021-09815-y

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  • 日本における大学院賃金プレミアム—特集 教育機関における職業能力の形成 Invited

    菅 史彦, 浦川 邦夫, 李 文

    日本労働研究雑誌   64 ( 5 )   64 - 80   2022.5   （ ISSN:0916-3808 ）

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    Authorship：Last author   Language：Japanese  

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Presentations

  • Do social norms overpower relative income? Evidence from Japan and the U.S.

    日本応用経済学会  2019.6 

  • Do social norms affect wives' labor force participation? A comparison of Japan and the U.S.

    労働経済学研究会  2019.10 

  • Attending a more selective college and return on the labor and marriage markets in Japan

    日本経済学会  2020.5 

  • Gender gap in returns to college education in Japan: The impact of attending a highly ranked college

    労働経済学研究会  2020.10 

  • Preference for traditional gender norms and spouses' subjective well-being

    日本応用経済学会  2020.11 

  • The power of role models: Gender role attitudes and female labor participation in Japan

    日本応用経済学会  2021.6 

  • Intergenerational mobility in China: the lucky only child?

    九州経済学会  2023.12 

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    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

  • Re–estimating the Premarital Cohabitation Effect: The Essential Control of Family Attitude in Chinese Marital Satisfaction Models

    Xiao Fan

    日本応用経済学会  2025.6 

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  • Intergenerational mobility in China: the lucky only child?

    Wen Li

    日本経済学会  2024.10 

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  • Intergenerational mobility in China: the lucky only child?

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    Kyushu Association of Economic Science  2023.12 

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Professional Memberships

  • IARIW: International Association for Research in Income and Wealth

    2026.3 - Present

  • 情報通信学会

    2025.4 - Present

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  • 社会情報学会

    2025.4 - Present

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  • 九州経済学会

    2023.11 - Present

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  • 日本経済学会

    2020.4 - Present

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  • 日本応用経済学会

    2019.4 - Present

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Committee Memberships

  • 日本応用経済学会   大会実行委員   Domestic

    2024.6   

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    Committee type：Academic society

Academic Activities

  • 学術書籍

    Role(s)： Peer review

    2026.4 - 2026.6

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  • Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

    Role(s)： Peer review

    2026.1 - Present

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    Type：Peer review 

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Research Projects

Class subject

  • 経済工学特論２（社会情報学）

    2026.10 - 2027.3   Second semester

  • (IP)Topics in Economics 2 (Social Informatics) (PE)

    2026.10 - 2027.3   Second semester

  • 経済工学演習

    2026.4 - 2027.3   Full year

  • 社会情報学

    2026.4 - 2026.9   First semester

  • 生命保険の機能と特徴

    2026.4 - 2026.9   First semester

  • 情報処理Ⅰ（経経）

    2026.4 - 2026.9   First semester

  • 特講1（データサイエンス入門Ｂ）

    2025.12 - 2026.2   Winter quarter

  • 経済工学特論２（社会情報学）

    2025.10 - 2026.3   Second semester

  • 特講（データサイエンス入門）

    2025.10 - 2026.3   Second semester

  • (IP)Topics in Economics 2 (Social Informatics) (PE)

    2025.10 - 2026.3   Second semester

  • 特講1（データサイエンス入門Ａ）

    2025.10 - 2025.12   Fall quarter

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）⑤

    2025.6 - 2025.8   Summer quarter

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）④

    2025.6 - 2025.8   Summer quarter

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）③

    2025.6 - 2025.8   Summer quarter

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）②

    2025.6 - 2025.8   Summer quarter

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）①

    2025.6 - 2025.8   Summer quarter

  • 社会情報学

    2025.4 - 2025.9   First semester

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）⑤

    2025.4 - 2025.6   Spring quarter

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）④

    2025.4 - 2025.6   Spring quarter

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）③

    2025.4 - 2025.6   Spring quarter

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）②

    2025.4 - 2025.6   Spring quarter

  • 外国書講読１（英語経済）①

    2025.4 - 2025.6   Spring quarter

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Media Coverage

  • 経済学者が読み解く現代社会のリアル｜出身大学と収入の関係 男女で異なる高所得の経路 Newspaper, magazine

    週刊東洋経済  2025.5

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Activities contributing to policy formation, academic promotion, etc.

  • 2025.10 - Present  

    福岡県受託研究「令和７年度福岡県国勢調査等ミクロデータ分析業務」に参加し、データ分析および報告書作成の一部を担当した。