Subways and the labor force participation of Females:The case of Daejeon, Korea

Woo-Yung Kim

Research in Transportation Economics, 2019, vol. 75, issue C, 69-82

Abstract: This study investigates the effects of subways on the labor force participation rates of females living in Daejeon, Korea. Since the availability of subways reduces fixed costs of commuting to work in terms of money and time, we anticipate the labor force participation rate of females to increase after the construction of subways in the area. Using the monthly economically active population survey and the difference in difference (DID) methods, we find that labor force participation rates as well as employment growth rates of women have increased in Daejeon. In particular, the largest subway employment effect is observed for women aged 50–59, followed by women aged 60 or over. We also explore a possibility that subways affect the labor force participation of males and find that their impact is smaller for males than for females. Our results indicate that public transportation plays an important role in increasing the labor force participation rates of females, especially in regions where the initial level of female labor force participation rates are relatively low.

Keywords: Subways; Fixed costs; Labor force participation rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J22 R23 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2019.04.001

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