Does Educational Expansion Encourage Female Workforce Participation? A Study of the 1968 Reform in Taiwan
Resource
Economics of Education Review, 28(6), 750-758
Journal
Economics of Education Review
Pages
750-758
Date Issued
2009
Date
2009
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Abstract
Between 1968 and 1973 the Taiwanese government undertook the most extensive expansion on record of the public junior high school system in Taiwan. This study analyzes the effects of the 1968 education reform and subsequent high school expansion on gender disparities in employment generally, as well in different sectors and classes of employment. Our results show that the education expansion exerted a major influence on the reallocation of female workers across various sectors and types of employment, thereby contributing to the efficient reallocation of females in the Taiwan economy. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Human capital; Resource allocation
Other Subjects
education reform; gender disparity; human capital; labor participation; resource allocation; womens employment; Asia; Eurasia; Far East; Taiwan
Type
journal article
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