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IS CHILDCARE LEAVE EFFECTIVE IN RAISING FERTILITY IN JAPAN?

Lee, Sang-Hyop, Ogawa, Naohiro, Matsukura, Rikiya·2009·Asian Population Studies
DOI 10.1080/17441730903351750
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This paper estimates the effect of childcare leave on married women's fertility in Japan, based on data from the 2007 National Survey on Work and Family. The analysis takes into account how childcare leave influences fertility through its intermediate effects on women's selection into the labor market, job tenure, wages and the opportunity cost of children. Results indicate a strong effect of childcare leave on years of continuous job tenure with the same employer, and on predicted wages for full-time working women. Taking childcare leave for the first child increases the percentage progressing from first to second birth by six percentage points. There is also clear evidence that lowering the opportunity cost of children increases fertility, net of the effect of childcare leave, which affects fertility via the opportunity cost of children.

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Authors
Lee, S.-H., Ogawa, N., & Matsukura, R.
Venue
Asian Population Studies
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2009-11-01
Volume
5
Issue
3
Pages
349-369
ISSN
  • 1744-1730 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-1749
DOI
10.1080/17441730903351750
OpenAlex
W2092931460
Cited by
12
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Asian Population Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords
childcare leave, fertility, married women, job tenure, wages, opportunity cost of children, labor force participation, work-family balance, Japan

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Lee, S.-H., Ogawa, N., & Matsukura, R. (2009). IS CHILDCARE LEAVE EFFECTIVE IN RAISING FERTILITY IN JAPAN? Asian Population Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441730903351750