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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.11.5508

The Empirical Analysis of Relationship between WLFP and Fertility -Focusing on Compatibility of Work and Family-  

Kim, Sang-Sin (Division of Economics, The University of Seoul)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.11, 2013 , pp. 5508-5513 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper seeks to empirically analyze the effect of WLFP on fertility in Korea using the 1985~2010 Korean Population and Housing Census 1% Sample data. The results show that except in year 1985(+0.336) WLFP had a significant negative effect on fertility rates in years 1990, 2000, 2005, 2010. The size of the negative effect increases from 1990(-0.611) to 2005(-2.273). In 2010(-0.793), however, the negative effect considerably decreases when compared with the 2005 result. This alleviation is partially due to policies that have promoted compatibility between work and family life. Policy makers should therefore focus on expansion of policies for the compatibility of work and family, and give more attention to increasing take-up rate for the current policies.
Keywords
Fertility; Population and Hosing Census; Women's Labor force Participation;
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