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It takes a woman and a man to make a baby. This fact suggests that for a birth to take place, the parents should first agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are likely to arrive only if both parents desire one, and...
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women's employment. We examine how the forces that underlie this observation play out in developing countries, with a … employment: whereas in high-income economies reduced employment in contact-intensive services had a large impact on women, this … sector plays a minor role in low-income countries. Another difference is that women's employment rebounded much more quickly …
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between women's labor force participation and fertility. The economics of fertility has entered a new era because these … some cases reversed, and the cross-country relationship between women's labor force participation and fertility is now … theories is that they view factors that determine the compatibility of women's career and family goals as key drivers of …
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