Eroding the Economic Foundations of Marriage and Fertility in the United States.

Two explanations for the weakening of the nuclear family are increased state support of poor unmarried mothers, and increased wage earning opportunities for women relative to those available for men. This paper tests both of these hypotheses by estimating a model for the joint determination of wages of women and of their potential husbands, the probability that women are currently married, and how many children they have.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Schultz, T.P.
Institutions:	Economic Growth Center, Economics Department
Subject:	WAGES \| FERTILITY \| MARRIAGE

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Series:	Yale - Economic Growth Center.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure ; J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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