Why Are Women Working So Much More in Canada? An International Perspective

April 1, 2006

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Evridiki Tsounta. Why Are Women Working So Much More in Canada? An International Perspective, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed December 22, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

This paper analyzes the role of the tax and benefit system in spurring the impressive increase in Canadian female labor participation in the last decade. Using annual panel data for 10 large industrial countries over the period 1980-2001, I find that reforms in the Canadian tax and benefit system in the mid-1990s account for at least one-third of the observed increase in female participation in the period 1995-2001. The analysis indicates that policy initiatives similar to the "family-friendly" policies introduced in Canada could boost female participation in other countries and help policymakers meet the challenges of population aging.

Subject: Labor, Labor force participation, Labor markets, Tax wedge, Women

Keywords: Childcare benefit, Select OECD country, Tax, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

37
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Working Paper No. 2006/092
Stock No:

WPIEA2006092
ISBN:

9781451863529
ISSN:

1018-5941

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