Sevilla-Sanz, Almudena; Laat, Joost de - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2007
Southern Europe`s rapid fertility decline has resulted in a positive cross-country correlation between female labor … force participation and fertility. We develop a model with heterogeneity in attitudes towards women`s home time and a social … with the presence of social externalities, countries with less egalitarian views have lower average fertility. …