Determinants of foreigner outmigration from host countries have attracted considerable attention. However, minimal research examines the influence of firms’ working environments. Although the third largest economy, Japan's inability to attract skilled foreign labour remains a concern. This study is the first to investigate the effect of Japanese firms’ labour segmentation practices on foreign workers’ outmigration intentions. Segmentation refers to firms’ concentration on foreigner-specific skills, regarding foreign labour as complementary to local workers. This is widely practised because of immigration policy's avoidance of substituting Japanese labour or causing unemployment. The findings suggest that although foreigner-specific skills are highly valued in Japan, segmentation could significantly increase foreign workers’ outmigration intention. The lifetime employment system in Japan, job satisfaction and original migration motivations also affect outmigration. The results indicate that Japanese policies encouraging firms to employ foreign workers as complementary may harm its attractiveness to skilled foreign labour.

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日本的劳动力分割和外移：使用公司-工人匹配数据的证据

外国人从东道国迁出的决定因素引起了相当大的关注。然而，很少有研究考察公司工作环境的影响。日本虽然是第三大经济体，但无法吸引熟练的外国劳动力仍然令人担忧。本研究首次调查了日本公司的劳动力分割做法对外国工人迁出意向的影响。细分是指公司专注于外国人的特定技能，将外国劳动力视为本地工人的补充。由于移民政策避免替代日本劳动力或造成失业，这种做法被广泛采用。调查结果表明，尽管外国人特有的技能在日本受到高度重视，细分可以显着增加外籍工人的外出意愿。日本的终生雇佣制度、工作满意度和原始移民动机也影响外移。结果表明，日本鼓励企业雇用外国工人作为补充的政策可能会损害其对外国熟练劳动力的吸引力。