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Publisher: Journals Gateway
Asian Economic Papers (2018) 17 (2): 25–46.
Published: 01 June 2018
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View articletitled, On the Demand for Female Workers in Japan: The Role of ICT and Offshoring
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This paper examines the determinants of the demand for female workers, focusing on the role of information and communication technology (ICT) and offshoring. Estimating a system of variable factor demands for manufacturing industries between 1980 and 2011, we find that, whereas the ICT capital stock has significantly positive effects on the demand for low-, middle-high-, and high-skilled female workers, it has significantly negative effects on the demand for middle-low-skilled female workers. In contrast, offshoring has insignificant effects on the demand for female workers, which suggests that offshoring is at least neutral on the demand for female workers.