[Title Page]
Contents
I. Introduction 9
II. Main Contents of Child Care Policy 12
1. Main Contents and Budget of Child Care Policy 12
2. Status of Child Care 22
3. Major Issues Regarding Child Care Policy 27
III. Child Care Policy and Female Labor Participation 38
1. Materials 39
2. Labor Supply by Women with Infants 40
3. Empirical Analysis 44
4. Sub-conclusion and Policy Implications 53
IV. Child Care Policies and Fertility Rates 56
1. Dataset 57
2. Comparison of Basic Statistics according to the Existence of a Plan for Additional Children 59
3. Empirical Analysis 62
4. Sub-conclusion and Policy Implications 66
V. Conclusion 70
References 76
Abstract 77
〈Table II-1〉 Recipients and Levels of Child Care Cost Subsidy(2013) 13
〈Table II-2〉 Recipients of Full Support for Child Care Costs(1999-2013) 14
〈Table II-3〉 Number of Children Supported with Child Care Costs(2008-2012) 15
〈Table II-4〉 Changes in the Scope of Recipients and the Subsidy Amounts of the... 16
〈Table II-5〉 Number of Children Supported with Child Care Costs(2008-2012) 16
〈Table II-6〉 Central Government Child Care Budget(2013) 19
〈Table II-7〉 Status of Child Care Centers and Number of Children(2012) 23
〈Table II-8〉 Infants and Toddlers Using Child Care Institutions(2012) 23
〈Table III-1〉 Changes in Female Employment Status from the 1st to 3rd PSKC 42
〈Table III-2〉 Reasons for Withdrawing from the Labor Market by Time of the... 44
〈Table III-3〉 Composition of Empirical Analysis Sample 46
〈Table III-4〉 Basic Statistics of Sample 47
〈Table III-5〉 Comparison of Basic Statistics between the 1st and 3rd Rounds of... 48
〈Table III-6〉 Factors Affecting Female Workers' Withdrawal from the Labor... 51
〈Table III-7〉 Effects of Child Care Support Policies on Female Withdrawal from... 52
〈Table III-8〉 Estimation of Marginal Effects in Model 5 52
〈Table IV-1〉 Comparison of the Basic Statistics according to the Existence of a... 61
〈Table IV-2〉 Factors Affecting the Intention for Another Child among Households... 65
[Figure II-1] Budget for Early Childhood Care and Education(2005-2013) 21
[Figure II-2] Infant and Toddler Usage Rate of Institutions(child care centers and... 24
[Figure II-3] Average Monthly Child Care and Education Costs per Infant or Toddler... 26
[Figure II-4] Relationship between Employment Rate of Mothers of Infants and Infant... 30
[Figure II-5] Degree of Perceived Burden of Child Care Costs 31
[Figure III-1] Change in Female Employment Status Revealed by the PSKC 41
[Figure IV-1] Intention to Have Additional Children by Number of Children 59