fertility. It builds a model in which industries differ in the extent to which they use female relative to male labor and … fertility. This is because female wages and therefore the opportunity cost of children are higher in those countries. The paper … demonstrates empirically that countries with comparative advantage in industries employing primarily women exhibit lower fertility …

fertility. It builds a model in which industries differ in the extent to which they use female relative to male labor and … fertility. This is because female wages and therefore the opportunity cost of children are higher in those countries. The paper … demonstrates empirically that countries with comparative advantage in industries employing primarily women exhibit lower fertility …

We analyze theoretically and empirically the impact of comparative advantage in international trade on fertility. We … model is that countries with comparative advantage in female-labor intensive goods are characterized by lower fertility … empirically that countries with comparative advantage in industries employing primarily women exhibit lower fertility. We use a …

into three broad sections-marriage and fertility; the labor market; and special topics and policy issues. Separate and …