Fertility and Female Labour Supply in Latin America

New Causal Evidence

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The present study looks at the effect of fertility on maternal labour supply in Argentina and Mexico, exploiting a source of exogenous variability in family size first introduced by Angrist and Evans for the United States. The study finds that the estimates for the US can be generalized both quantitatively an qualitatively to the populations of two developing nations where, compared to the US, fertility is known to be higher, female education levels are much lower and there are fewer formal facilities for childcare.
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Agency/Department
UN/Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Print ISBN
9789211216066
Print Publication Date
Page Count
32
Print Sales Number
06.II.G.117
Series Title
Financiamiento del Desarrollo

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