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concentrated on the income elasticity, but this tells us nothing other than that leisure (or education) is a normal good. Using a …
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The main purpose of this paper is to show how the labour market affects Spanish individual fertility decisions. Spain … is an interesting case due to its huge fertility decline. Our hypothesis is that precarious Spanish labour markets (i …-time) is a barrier for family formation. The study is done for a sample of both men and women. We analyse two groups, Cohort …
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It has been suggested in the literature that taxes and subsidies play an important role in explaining the differences in working hours across countries. In this paper I test whether public programmes for family support play a role in explaining this variation. I analyse two types of policies:...
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in fertility levels. Changes in union formation and fertility levels, on the other hand, do have a significant impact on …
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This paper analyses the effect of child labor on household labor supply using 1920 US Census micro data. The aim of the analysis is to understand who in the household benefits from child labor. In order to identify a source of exogenous variation in child labor I use State-specific child labor...
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model of the accidental bequest with endogenous fertility, we analyze the effects of a decrease in the old-age mortality …
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find that women's education is the most important factor explaining fertility differences across the country and over time …There has been a significant decline in fertility in many parts of India since the early 1980s. This paper reexamines … the determinants of fertility levels and fertility decline, using panel data on Indian districts for 1981 and 1991. We …
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aim of this article is to study empirically the women''s transitions from employment to non-employment after they have … lowest rates of staying on in the labour market after childbearing. Higher education is a key explanatory factor of the …), education and part-time employment. …
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pre-birth job features and education. We find that around 40 percent of Spanish women who were at work one year before … interested in transitions from employment to non-employment and downward occupational mobility. Results show that Spanish women … human capital (experience and higher level of education) increases the probability of staying at work. There is evidence of …
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, responds to a wide range of variables, including parental education and motivation, social background, dependency ratios, work …
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