[劳动经济学研讨会]Child Care, Work-Family Policy and Female Entrepreneurship
发文时间:2016-12-05
劳动经济学研讨会 (2016年秋季第5期 总第39期)

【时间】2016年12月9日(周五)12:00-13:30 【地点】明德主楼734会议室 【主题】Child Care, Work-Family Policy and Female Entrepreneurship 【主讲】王晴(北京大学汇丰商学院助理教授) 【点评】宋扬(bat365在线官网登录副教授)

【Abstract】The reasons for the underrepresentation of women in entrepreneurship are not well understood. More importantly, the question of how work-family policies shape women`s entrepreneurship remains unexplored. Child care accessibility enables mothers to balance income-generating activities and their family responsibilities. This paper examines the effect of access to affordable child care on women’s entrepreneurship. Using the first universal child care program in China, I find that an institution with a more accessible child care system significantly increases the number of female entrepreneurs without influencing the number of male entrepreneurs. This finding indicates that family-friendly policies may close the gender gap in entrepreneurial activity. Policies that seek to stimulate female entrepreneurship should be coordinated with work-family programs.     主讲人简介:王晴博士现任北京大学汇丰商学院助理教授。她毕业于伊利诺伊大学获经济学博士学位,之前在bat365在线官网登录获得经济学学士和硕士学位。王晴博士的研究方向是劳动与人口经济学、发展经济学、公共政策和创业创新。她当前的研究关注移民的福利影响,女性的创业活动,创业创新的政策效果。王晴博士的部分论文发表于Journal of Comparative Economics,Review of Development Economics, International Migration Review等期刊。
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