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Fertility, Female Labor Force Participation, and the Demographic Dividend / David E. Bloom, David Canning, Günther Fink, Jocelyn E. Finlay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bloom, David E.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w13583.
- NBER working paper series no. w13583
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2007.
- Summary:
- We estimate the effect of fertility on female labor force participation in a cross-country panel data set using abortion legislation as an instrument for fertility. We find a large negative effect of the fertility rate on female labor force participation. The direct effect is concentrated among those aged 20-39, but we find that cohort participation is persistent over time giving an effect among older women. We present a simulation model of the effect of fertility reduction on income per capita, taking into account these changes in female labor force participation as well as population numbers and age structure.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- November 2007.
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