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A model of endogenous divorce and endogenous fertility
Fan, Chengze Simon - In: Journal of Population Economics 14 (2001) 1, pp. 101-117
This paper examines the interaction between decisions on divorce and fertility. The analysis generates two major … implications. Firstly, it complements the existing literature on endogenous fertility to explain why population growth and economic … development leads to a simultaneous increase in divorce rates and decrease in fertility rates. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622334
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The effects of gender control on fertility and children`s consumption
Davies, James B.; Zhang, Junsen - In: Journal of Population Economics 10 (1997) 1, pp. 67-85
Effects of sex preference on investments in children`s human capital, bequests and fertility are studied, with and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005169421
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The empowerment of women, fertility, and child mortality: Towards a theoretical analysis
Eswaran, Mukesh - In: Journal of Population Economics 15 (2002) 3, pp. 433-454
This paper examines one avenue through which female autonomy impinges on fertility and child mortality in developing … decisions of a couple regarding fertility and allocation of resources for the healthcare of their children are made within a … point utility of mothers is shown to reduce fertility and also to reduce child mortality rates. Paradoxically, the increase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005395955
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The cost of children: May the collective approach to household behavior help?
Bourguignon, FranÚois - In: Journal of Population Economics 12 (1999) 4, pp. 503-521
The collective approach to household consumption behavior tries to infer from variables supposed to affect the general bargaining position of household members information on the allocation of consumptions goods and tasks among them. This paper investigates the extension of previous work to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005169413
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Quasi-experimental evidence for the causal link between fertility and subjective well-being
Priebe, Jan - In: Journal of Population Economics 33 (2020) 3, pp. 839-882
This article presents causal evidence on the impact of fertility on women’s subjective well-being using quasi …. I further establish that the positive impact of fertility on subjective well-being can be explained by related increases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014503958
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Childhood family structure and young adult behaviors
Yeung, Wei-Jun J.; Duncan, Greg J.; Hill, Martha S. - In: Journal of Population Economics 14 (2001) 2, pp. 271-299
This paper examines a wide variety of forms, and full histories, of family structure to test existing theories of family influences and identify needs for new theories. The focus is on links between childhood family structure and both completed schooling and risk of a nonmarital birth. Using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005395915
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Fertility and the Easterlin hypothesis: An assessment of the literature
Macunovich, Diane J. - In: Journal of Population Economics 11 (1998) 1, pp. 53-111
Focusing just on the fertility aspects of the Easterlin hypothesis, this paper offers a critical assessment - rather … than just a selective citation - of the extensive fertility literature generated by Easterlin, and a complete inventory of … fertility, but is less clear regarding the source(s) of differences in material aspirations, and suggests that the observed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005169404
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A note on the changing relationship between fertility and female employment rates in developed countries
Mira, Pedro; Ahn, Namkee - In: Journal of Population Economics 15 (2002) 4, pp. 667-682
In this paper we look at a panel of OECD aggregate fertility and labor market data between 1970 and 1995 and we report … some striking recent developments. Total Fertility Rates (TFR) were falling and Female Participation Rates (FPR) were … framework of standard neoclassical models of fertility and labor supply adapted to macro data, as in Butz and Ward (1979). …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005184738
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Endogenous fertility in a model with non-dynastic parental altruism
Kollmann, Robert - In: Journal of Population Economics 10 (1997) 1, pp. 87-95
A model of fertility choice is studied in which the utility of parents depends on how much they consume, on how many … more limited sense than in the much discussed dynastic fertility model presented by Becker and Barro (1988). The concept of … the dynamic behavior of fertility are strikingly similar in both models. JEL classification: J13, J11, D90. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622256
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Dynamic microeconomic models of fertility choice: A survey
Arroyo, Cristino R.; Zhang, Junsen - In: Journal of Population Economics 10 (1997) 1, pp. 23-65
We review existing approaches to the specification and estimation of dynamic microeconomic models of fertility. Dynamic … fertility models explain the evolution of fertility variates over the life-cycle as the solution to a dynamic programming model … models of lifetime fertility. JEL classification: J13, C41, C61 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622259