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Title: Interrelations of Fertility and Women's Labor Force Participation, with Particular Emphasis on the Effects of Education
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Wolfe, Barbara L. |
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Interrelations of Fertility and Women's Labor Force Participation, with Particular Emphasis on the Effects of Education Presented: Seattle, WA, Population Association of America Meetings, 1975 Cohort(s): Older Men Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Behavior; Children; College Graduates; Duncan Index; Educational Returns; Fertility; Husbands, Influence; I.Q.; Schooling; Wages Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This study investigates the effect of more education for women on their fertility behavior. The opportunity cost effect (wage rates) has a negative relationship to family size; however, a positive, though nonlinear, relationship exists between fertility and a combination of taste and efficiency factors; however, the cost factor has a negative relationship to family size. |
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Wolfe, Barbara L. "Interrelations of Fertility and Women's Labor Force Participation, with Particular Emphasis on the Effects of Education." Presented: Seattle, WA, Population Association of America Meetings, 1975. |