The Effect of Skill Level on the Timing of Childbearing and Number of Children

This paper examines the effect of differences in ability on the timing and number of children. Higher skilled women have less disutility of labor and have relatively less utility of raising children. Motherhood has a negative effect on the accumulation of human capital by learning-by-doing and thereby on career perspectives. A decline in fertility is explained without a quantity-quality shift. <BR><BR>

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Year of publication:	1998-12-16
Authors:	Alders, Peter
Institutions:	Tinbergen Institute
Subject:	heterogeneity in skill level \| number of children \| timing childbearing

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers Number 98-127/3
Classification:	J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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