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What can boost female labor force participation in Asia?

Both Japan and Korea are trying to boost female labor force participation (FLFP) as they face the challenges of a r ... Show more
Both Japan and Korea are trying to boost female labor force participation (FLFP) as they face the challenges of a rapidly aging population. Though FLFP has generally been on a rising trend, the female labor force in both countries is skewed towards non-regular employment despite women's high education levels. This paper empirically examines what helps Japan and Korea to increase FLFP by type (i.e. regular versus non-regular employment), using the [Structural Vector Autoregressive] SVAR model. In so doing, [the authors] compare these two Asian countries with two Nordic countries Norway and Finland. The main findings are: (i) child cash allowances tend to reduce the proportion of regular female employment in Japan and Korea, (ii) the persistent gender wage gap encourages more non-regular employment, (iii) a greater proportion of regular female employment is associated with higher fertility, and (iv) there is a need for more public spending on childcare for age 6-11 in Japan and Korea to help women continue to work.
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Authors: Kinoshita, Yuko; Guo, Fang

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Asia; Korea; Japan ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: IMF working paper

Subjects: Gender; Participation; Employment ... [+] Show more

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What can boost female labor force participation in Asia?