The Effects of Mandatory Maternity and Pregnancy Benefits on Women's Wages and Employment in Taiwan, 1984-1996

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3351775
AutoresYu-Cheng Lai, Yu‐Cheng Lai (0000-0003-0475-0602, Chang Jung Christian University), Stanley Master, Stanley H Masters, Stanley Masters
Año2005
Volumen58
Número2
Páginas274-281
Fecha de publicación2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaIndustrial and Labor Relations Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0019-7939 • E-ISSN: 2162-271X
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/001979390505800206
OpenAlexW1662061757
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas1

The Labor Standards Law of Taiwan requires employers to offer maternity and pregnancy benefits. Because these requirements increase the cost to firms of employing young women, standard economic theory predicts that such workers will experience a relative decline in employment, wages, or both. Using data from Taiwan's Manpower Utilization Survey for the years 1978-96, the authors find that in those sectors of the economy covered by the legislation, wages and employment of young women did indeed fall relative to the wages and employment of two comparison groups, young men and older women

Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Legislation · Maternity leave · National Longitudinal Surveys · Political science · Pregnancy · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Work-Family Balance Challenges