Journal of Families and Better Life (가정과삶의질연구)

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The Effect of Governmental Financial Support of Child Care on Married Women's Labour Force Participation : A Panel Data Analysis

정부의 자녀양육 보조금이 기혼여성의 노동시장 참여에 미치는 영향 : 패널분석 방법을 이용하여

  • Han, Young-Sun (Department of Home Economics Education, Korea University)
  • Received : 2014.09.15
  • Accepted : 2014.12.14
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

This study analyzes how governmental financial support of child care affects the participation of married women in the labor market in Korea. This dynamic analysis used data gathered over four years via the fifth to the eighth Korea Welfare Panel Studies (KWPS). The major results are as follows. First, child care allowance has a negative effect on the participation of married women in the labour market. Providing cash for child care seems to decrease women's labour market participation by cementing the role of women as the primary child care providers in the household. Second, the support for families, used by child care facilities, is found to increase the probability of married women working either part-time or full-time, thereby decreasing the burden on household budgets caused by child care costs. In conclusion, governmental policy-based child care benefits, used by child care centers, should be continued so that married women may participate in the labour market while raising their children.

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