Women's labor force participation and marriage: The case of Korea

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Asian economics 2008-04, Vol.19 (2), p.138-154
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Bun Song, Jang, Soomyung, Sarkar, Jayanta
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Childbearing Demand factors Employment Labor economics Labor force Marriage Participation Studies Supply factors Women Women's labor force participation
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