Julio Cáceres-Delpiano
Can We Still Learn Something From the Relationship Between Fertility and Mother’s Employment? Evidence From Developing Countries
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
work study impact fertility mothers employment sample developing countries using event multiple births instrumental variable iv fertility find children negative impact female employment addition three types heterogeneity found first magnitude impact depends birth increase fertility takes place second types jobs affected fertility shock multiple births jobs identified higher degree informality selfemployment unpaid jobs finally heterogeneity analysis reveals unexpected change fertility stronger higher education level mother urban areas