What Can Boost Female Labor Force Participation in Asia? »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2015/56
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Yuko Kinoshita , and Fang Guo
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 March 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498329750.001
ISBN: 9781498329750
Keywords: female labor force participation, fertility, labor market duality, employment, labor, labor force, female labor, regular employment, Labor Economics Policies, Economics of Gender
Both Japan and Korea are trying to boost female labor force participation (FLFP) as they face the challenges of a rapidly aging population. Though FLFP has generally been on a rising trend, the female labor force...