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Margarita Estévez–Abe teaches courses on "Japanese Political Economy," "Rethinking the Welfare State," and "Comparative Political Economy of Gender." As reflected in her course offerings, Professor Estévez–Abe's research interests include Japanese politics and economy, comparative social policy, varieties of capitalism and gender inequality.
Professor Estévez–Abe's research explores how institutions constrain economic and political actors' behavior. Her recent work includes: "Gendering the Varieties of Capitalism: A Study of Occupational Segregation by Sex in Advanced Industrial Societies (World Politics 2006)," "Japan's Shift Toward A Westminster System: A Structural Analysis of the 2005 Lower House Election (Asian Survey 2006)," "Gender Bias in Skills and Social Policies: The Varieties of Capitalism Perspective on Sex Segregation (Social Politics 2005)." Professor Estévez-Abe's book Welfare and Capitalism in Postwar Japan builds a new institutional model of welfare politics to situate Japan's welfare state in a comparative perspective and also to explain historical shifts in Japan (forthcoming, Comparative Politics Series, Cambridge UP). A brief summary of the book is available on this website. Professor Estévez-Abe is currently working on a book titled Gendering the Varieties of Capitalism to compare and explain women's labor market opportunities in advanced industrial societies.