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 thechallenges of a rapidly aging population. Though FLFP has generally been on a rising trend, thefemale labor force in both countries is skewed towards non-regular employment despite women'shigh education levels. This paper empirically examines what helps Japan and Korea to increase FLFPby type (i.e., regular vs. non-regular employment), using the SVAR model. In so doing, we comparethese 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 andKorea, (ii) the persistent gender wage gap encourages more non-regular employment, (iii) a greaterproportion of regular female employment is associated with higher fertility, and (iv) there is a needfor more public spending on childcare for age 6-11 in Japan and Korea to help women continue towork.
Publication date: March 2015
ISBN: 9781498329750
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Economics- Macroeconomics , Economics / General , International - Economics , female labor force participation , fertility , labor market duality

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