The effect of education on overall fertility
Authors: Philip DeCicca and Harry Krashinsky
Overview
Abstract (English)
Fertility rates have long been falling in many developed countries while educational attainment in these countries has risen. We attempt to reconcile these two trends with a novel application of a recent model to generate plausibly causal effects of education on these decreases in fertility. Specifically, we find that education “compresses” the fertility distribution – women are more likely to have at least one child, but less likely to have multiple children. We demonstrate that the mechanism for this effect is through the positive impact of education on earnings and marriage.
Abstract (French)
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Details
Type | Working paper (online) |
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Author | Philip DeCicca and Harry Krashinsky |
Publication Year | 2016 |
Title | The effect of education on overall fertility |
Series | NBER Working Paper |
Number | 23003 |
Institution | National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) |
Publication Language | English |
- Philip DeCicca
- Working paper (online)
- The effect of education on overall fertility
- Philip DeCicca and Harry Krashinsky
- NBER Working Paper
- 2016
- 23003