Women's labor force participation and marriage: The case of Korea
Women's labor force participation and marriage: The case of Korea
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DOI：
10.1016/j.asieco.2007.12.012
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Sarkar, Jayanta
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作者：
Lee, Bun Song;Jang, Soomyung;Sarkar, Jayanta
在本文中，我们考察了婚姻状况与韩国女性劳动力参与之间的关系，并认为婚姻仍然是韩国年轻女性就业的主要障碍。我们发现，在韩国城市，普通已婚女性参加劳动力大军的可能性比单身女性低得多(40%-60%)。进一步调查已婚妇女的劳动参与率，发现劳动参与率随丈夫职业和年龄的不同而不同。年轻已婚女性较低的LFPR主要由需求侧因素解释，而中年已婚女性相对较高的LFPR主要由供给侧因素解释。(C)2007 Elsevier Inc.保留所有权利。
In this paper, we examine the relationship between marital status and female labor force participation in Korea, and argue that marriage remains a major obstacle to young Korean women's employment. We find that an average married woman is much less likely (by 40-60%) to participate in the labor force than a single woman in urban Korea. Further investigation into the participation patterns among married women reveals that labor force participation rate (LFPR) varies with husband's occupation and her own age. Lower LFPR among the young married women is explained by demand-side factors, while relatively higher LFPR among the middle-aged married women is mostly explained by the supply-side factors. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.