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| The public pension and the labor supply of older women in Japan | | Author(s) | Nobuko Nagase |
| Corporate Author | National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan |
| Journal title | Review of Population and Social Policy, no 8, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 27-48 |
| Source | National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, 1-2-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0013, Japan. |
| Keywords | Pensions ; Older women ; Japan. |
| Annotation | Little is known about the effect of the public pension system in Japan on the life of older women. This paper describes the revised Japanese public pension scheme for housewives and shows the actual receipt of public pensions by women according to occupational group. It also empirically estimates the effect of the public pension on labour supply and home production activities of older women. Data were drawn from two sets of national samples of women aged 55-69 surveyed in 1983 and 1992, when a decline in extended families, an increase in older couples, and a rise in the general pension level was observed. As the pension receipt increased, a large retirement effect and an increase in housekeeping activities was estimated for women with formal paid work experience, while a slight rise in leisure activities was estimated for housewives. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000322204 A |
| Classmark | JJ: BD: 7DT |
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