On the relationship between female labour force participation and fertility in G7 countries: evidence from panel cointegration and Granger causality

被引:15
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作者
Mishra, Vinod [2 ]
Nielsen, Ingrid [3 ]
Smyth, Russell [1 ]
机构
[1] Monash Univ, Dept Econ, Caulfield, Vic 3145, Australia
[2] Monash Univ, Dept Econ, Berwick 3086, Australia
[3] Monash Univ, Dept Management, Berwick 3086, Australia
关键词
Fertility; Female labour force participation; Panel unit roots; Panel cointegration; G7; countries; CHILD-CARE; EMPLOYMENT; AVAILABILITY; TESTS;
D O I
10.1007/s00181-009-0270-1
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This article examines the relationship between the female labour force participation rate and total fertility rate for the G7 countries from 1960 to 2006 using panel unit root, panel cointegration, Granger causality and long-run structural estimation. The article's main findings are that the female labour force participation rate and total fertility rate are cointegrated for the panel of G7 countries; that long-run Granger causality runs from the total fertility rate to the female labour force participation rate and that a 1% increase in the total fertility rate results in a 0.4% decrease in the female labour force participation rate for the G7 countries.
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页码:361 / 372
页数:12
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