Purchased child care, optimal family size and mother's employment: theory and econometric analysis [0.03%]
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J F Ermisch
J F Ermisch
This paper develops a model of family size decisions in which couples choose explicitly a combination of mother's time and purchased childcare (childminder, nanies) for the care and rearing of children. The theoretical model implies that th...
R H Day,K H Kim,D Macunovich
R H Day
The authors show how various kinds of qualitative long run demoeconomic behavior depend on household preferences, productivity, and the cost of childbearing. In particular, a dominant trend in growth can be interspersed with periods of fluc...
Z Tzannatos,J Symons
Z Tzannatos
This paper utilizes a dynamic economic approach to examine movements in fertility in Britain since 1860. The analysis and results indicate that fertility has responded positively to change in incomes. However, this positive effect has been ...
K Matsushita
K Matsushita
A subject of great interest to demographers is to relate the timing of demographic events to individual characteristics and environmental variables. Static models of marriage tend to give corner solutions, the choice of marriage, or remaini...