TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamic model of childbearing and labor force participation of married women
T2 - Empirical evidence from Korea and Japan
AU - Ueda, Atsuko
N1 - Funding Information:
The author appreciates valuable comments by an anonymous referee. The author also appreciates the Institute of Household Economy for use of microdata of the Japanese Panel Surveys of Consumption, and financial support from the Matsushita International Foundation and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research.
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PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - The purpose of this study is the empirical investigation of childbirth behavior and labor-force participation of married women in South Korea and Japan. A dynamic discrete choice model is estimated using microdata from household surveys in South Korea and Japan. Estimation results suggest that: (1) only a second child is beneficial and others are not in the case of Korea, although any child is beneficial in the case of Japan; (2) nursing a newborn is considerably costly; (3) without considering an earnings effect, low-earnings jobs are costly in both countries, although high-earnings jobs are beneficial in Japan; and (4) the probability of finding a full-time position for married women after career interruption is estimated as 5-28%.
AB - The purpose of this study is the empirical investigation of childbirth behavior and labor-force participation of married women in South Korea and Japan. A dynamic discrete choice model is estimated using microdata from household surveys in South Korea and Japan. Estimation results suggest that: (1) only a second child is beneficial and others are not in the case of Korea, although any child is beneficial in the case of Japan; (2) nursing a newborn is considerably costly; (3) without considering an earnings effect, low-earnings jobs are costly in both countries, although high-earnings jobs are beneficial in Japan; and (4) the probability of finding a full-time position for married women after career interruption is estimated as 5-28%.
KW - Dynamic programming
KW - Female labor supply
KW - Fertility
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U2 - 10.1016/j.asieco.2007.12.014
DO - 10.1016/j.asieco.2007.12.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41749087335
SN - 1049-0078
VL - 19
SP - 170
EP - 180
JO - Journal of Asian Economics
JF - Journal of Asian Economics
IS - 2
ER -