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KMID : 1001320200470010169
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Social Welfare Policy
2020 Volume.47 No. 1 p.169 ~ p.195
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The Effects of the 52-hour Workweek Policy on Fertility Intention of Married Men and Women
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Son Ji-Hyun
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Abstract
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This study is aimed to examine the effects of the 52-hour workweek policy on fertility intention of married men and women. For the study, survey was conducted on those working among married men and women between aged 20 to aged 44 across the country, and used 388 cases for the analysis. The effect on fertility intention was analyzed by binary logistic regression model. The result of the study are as follows. First, it was found that introduction status of the 52-hour workweek policy significantly affected fertility intention. Fertility intention increased 2.3times when introduction the policy on firms than it’s not. Second, it was revealed that implementation level of the 52-hour workweek policy significantly affected fertility intention. The higher the level of implementation of the policy, fertility intention increased 1.9times. Third, it was found out that actual working hours per week significantly affected fertility intention. Fertility intention increased 2.7times when working less than working over 52 hours. This results has been shown that objective indicator, subjective views and actual working time consistently affected fertility intention. That means the 52-hour workweek policy affected fertility intention of married men and women. Also this study has significant meaning to identify the effectiveness the working reduction policy as a the countermeasure for the low fertility and to suggest the new point of view of the policy.
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KEYWORD
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the 52-hour workweek policy, fertility intention, low fertility, working hours reduction policy
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