A study on women's work and income inequality among families with children

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530269
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied economics
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: OISHI Akiko 千葉大学, 法政経学部, 教授 (20415821)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 女性労働 / 所得格差 / 子どもの貧困 / 母子世帯 / 国際比較 / アジア / ワーク・ライフ・バランス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, the issues related to income inequality among families with children are examined by paying special attention to the differences in mothers' work patterns and household types. The specific topics include the following: (1)empirical studies on Parental Leave Benefits and the mothers' job continuity, (2)empirical analyses of the effect of Child Rearing Allowance on poverty of single-mother households,(3)empirical studies on women's work and work-life balance from an international perspective, (4) analyses of income inequality among families with children using panel data.

Free Research Field

労働経済学、社会保障論