Local economist wins APEC prizeINCLUSIVE LABOR: Taiwanese economist Lin Ming-jen worked with two other researchers on ‘How Much Do Long-Term Care Needs Affect Female Labor Supply?’By Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterA study coauthored by Taiwanese economist Lin Ming-jen (林明仁) that examines long-term care needs and women in the workplace has won this year’s APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize. The study, titled “How Much Do Long-Term Care Needs Affect Female Labor Supply?”, has yet to be formally published, Lin told the Taipei Times by telephone yesterday. Taiwanese economist Lin Ming-jen talks with colleagues at the Ministry of Science and Technology in Taipei yesterday. Married daughters are 15 percent less likely to participate in the labor market than married sons when parents have long-term care needs, Lin said. The research prize winner was awarded US$20,000, while the two runners-up — from China and Singapore — received US$5,000 each, APEC said.

Source: Taipei Times September 28, 2021 15:56 UTC