The dilemma between fertility and work: How did the Universal Two-Child policy affect Chinese women's labor income?
Based on China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data from 2012 to 2020, we estimate the effect of the "Universal Two-Child" (UTC) policy on women's employment income in China by the Difference-in-Difference (DID) model. Our results show that the UTC policy leads to an average decrease of 2...
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| description | Based on China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data from 2012 to 2020, we estimate the effect of the "Universal Two-Child" (UTC) policy on women's employment income in China by the Difference-in-Difference (DID) model. Our results show that the UTC policy leads to an average decrease of 20.86% in women's employment income. Moreover, we reveal the mediation effect in the impact of the UTC policy on women's income and find that the UTC policy leads to a decrease in women's income by reducing their working hours and hourly wages. Furthermore, we find that the negative impacts of the UTC policy on women's employment income are greater among women under 35 years old and those without a bachelor's degree. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3bd1f598c25a4b868670599fb2318f612025-01-17T05:32:01ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-01198e030870910.1371/journal.pone.0308709The dilemma between fertility and work: How did the Universal Two-Child policy affect Chinese women's labor income?Yi ChenZu WangBased on China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data from 2012 to 2020, we estimate the effect of the "Universal Two-Child" (UTC) policy on women's employment income in China by the Difference-in-Difference (DID) model. Our results show that the UTC policy leads to an average decrease of 20.86% in women's employment income. Moreover, we reveal the mediation effect in the impact of the UTC policy on women's income and find that the UTC policy leads to a decrease in women's income by reducing their working hours and hourly wages. Furthermore, we find that the negative impacts of the UTC policy on women's employment income are greater among women under 35 years old and those without a bachelor's degree.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308709 |
| spellingShingle | Yi Chen Zu Wang The dilemma between fertility and work: How did the Universal Two-Child policy affect Chinese women's labor income? PLoS ONE |
| title | The dilemma between fertility and work: How did the Universal Two-Child policy affect Chinese women's labor income? |
| title_full | The dilemma between fertility and work: How did the Universal Two-Child policy affect Chinese women's labor income? |
| title_fullStr | The dilemma between fertility and work: How did the Universal Two-Child policy affect Chinese women's labor income? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The dilemma between fertility and work: How did the Universal Two-Child policy affect Chinese women's labor income? |
| title_short | The dilemma between fertility and work: How did the Universal Two-Child policy affect Chinese women's labor income? |
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