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The U-Shaped Female Labor Force Function in Economic Development and Economic History
Goldin, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 1994
The labor force participation rate of married women first declines and then rises as countries develop. Its þ-shape is revealed both across the process of economic development and through the histories of currently advanced countries. The initial decline in the participation rate is due to the...
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How Japan and the US Can Reduce the Stress of Aging
Goldin, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2016
In this short note I simulate the DR under various conditions and make comparisons with the US. Japan has experienced a …. Fertility is the largest of the contributors in Japan. If there are no demographic changes in Japan, the DR will be 0.88 by 2050 …The Japanese are becoming older. Americans are also becoming older. Demographic stress in Japan, measured by the …
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