Can Women Save Japan? /

Japan's potential growth rate is steadily falling with the aging of its population. This paper explores the extent to which raising female labor participation can help slow this trend. Using a cross-country database we find that smaller families, higher female education, and lower marriage rate...

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Autor principal: Steinberg, Chad
Otros Autores: Nakane, Masato
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/248
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF