This study empirically examines impacts of subject-specific competencies and reading habits on university graduates’ income in Japan. Business and economics graduates during 1996 and 2016 at a research university in Tokyo were surveyed. Path analyses of 677 valid responses from graduates employed in the private sector indicated positive impacts of subject-specific competencies and reading habits on income after graduation, as they are recognized as important to respondents’ careers. Thus, when reading habits and subject-specific competencies were relevant to the respondents’ careers, they indirectly, positively influenced income. No gender differences were noted in business; sufficient observations were not obtained for economics.

这项研究从经验上考察了特定学科的能力和阅读习惯对日本大学毕业生收入的影响。调查对象是1996年至2016年东京研究大学的商科和经济学毕业生。对来自私营部门的677名毕业生的有效回复进行的路径分析表明，特定学科的能力和阅读习惯对毕业后的收入产生积极影响，因为它们对受访者的职业很重要。因此，当阅读习惯和特定学科的能力与受访者的职业相关时，它们间接地对收入产生了积极的影响。在业务中未发现性别差异；经济学没有得到足够的观察。