Women's wages and childbearing decisions: Evidence from Italy

During the early 1990s, Italy became one of the first countries to reach lowest-low fertility. This was also a period in which women's education and labour force participation increased. We analyze the role of women's (potential) wages on their fertility decisions by making use of...

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Main Authors: Concetta Rondinelli, Arnstein Aassve, Francesco Billari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2010-04-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol22/19/