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Women’s Employment in Japan and the Timing of Marriage and Childbirth

Women’s Employment in Japan and the Timing of Marriage and Childbirth Abstract This paper uses Japanese panel data to examine empirically the effect of changes in labour market conditions and income in the timing of marriage, childbirth and employment. The main findings are that a high unemployment rate at the time of graduation tends to speed up the timing of marriage and childbirth, whereas an increase in the unemployment rate in the years after graduation delays the timing of marriage and childbirth. These results suggest that in Japan decisions are more likely to be based upon major changes such as those in employment opportunities than on fluctuations in the wage rate. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Japanese Economic Review Springer Journals

Women’s Employment in Japan and the Timing of Marriage and Childbirth

Higuchi, Yoshio
The Japanese Economic Review , Volume 52 (2): 29 – Jun 1, 2001
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Springer Journals
Copyright
2001 Japanese Economic Association
ISSN
1352-4739
eISSN
1468-5876
DOI
10.1111/1468-5876.00188
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Abstract

Abstract This paper uses Japanese panel data to examine empirically the effect of changes in labour market conditions and income in the timing of marriage, childbirth and employment. The main findings are that a high unemployment rate at the time of graduation tends to speed up the timing of marriage and childbirth, whereas an increase in the unemployment rate in the years after graduation delays the timing of marriage and childbirth. These results suggest that in Japan decisions are more likely to be based upon major changes such as those in employment opportunities than on fluctuations in the wage rate.

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The Japanese Economic Review – Springer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 2001

Keywords: economics, general; microeconomics; macroeconomics/monetary economics//financial economics; econometrics; development economics; economic history

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