FEMALE LABOR SUPPLY AND FERTILITY. CAUSAL EVIDENCE FOR LATIN AMERICA
ABSTRACT This paper studies the causal relationship between fertility and female labor supply using census data from 14 Latin American countries and the U.S. over three decades (1980, 1990 and 2000). Parental preferences for a gender-balanced family is exploited as a source of exogenous variation....
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doaj-ad21c88fca1746cba0cda25cfdeadfd72020-11-25T03:17:49ZspaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias EconómicasRevista de Economía Política de Buenos Aires1850-69331853-13502014-11-011338 Pág.38 Pág.782FEMALE LABOR SUPPLY AND FERTILITY. CAUSAL EVIDENCE FOR LATIN AMERICADarío TortaroloABSTRACT This paper studies the causal relationship between fertility and female labor supply using census data from 14 Latin American countries and the U.S. over three decades (1980, 1990 and 2000). Parental preferences for a gender-balanced family is exploited as a source of exogenous variation. Although OLS estimates suggest a negative relationship, instrumental variables fails to identify a causal effect in most countries. When considering a pool of married women, a negative causal effect is found. In any case, despite having a highly accurate first-stage, the analysis of the quality of the instrument reveals a weak explanatory power of sibling sex composition on fertility. RESUMEN Este artículo estudia la relación causal entre fertilidad y oferta de trabajo femenino usando datos censales de 14 países de Latinoamérica y EE.UU en un período de tres décadas (1980s, 1990s y 2000s). La preferencia de los padres por una estructura familiar balanceada (en términos de género) se utiliza como fuente de variación exógena. Aunque las estimaciones de MCO sugieren una relación negativa, el método de variables instrumentales no identifica un efecto para la mayor parte de los países. Considerando las mujeres casadas se obtiene un efecto negativo. El análisis de la calidad del instrumento revela un débil poder explicativo del género sobre la fertilidad.https://ojs.econ.uba.ar/index.php/REPBA/article/view/782 |
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FEMALE LABOR SUPPLY AND FERTILITY. CAUSAL EVIDENCE FOR LATIN AMERICA |
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FEMALE LABOR SUPPLY AND FERTILITY. CAUSAL EVIDENCE FOR LATIN AMERICA |
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female labor supply and fertility. causal evidence for latin america |
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Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas |
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Revista de Economía Política de Buenos Aires |
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ABSTRACT
This paper studies the causal relationship between fertility and female labor supply using census data from 14 Latin American countries and the U.S. over three decades (1980, 1990 and 2000). Parental preferences for a gender-balanced family is exploited as a source of exogenous variation. Although OLS estimates suggest a negative relationship, instrumental variables fails to identify a causal effect in most countries. When considering a pool of married women, a negative causal effect is found. In any case, despite having a highly accurate first-stage, the analysis of the quality of the instrument reveals a weak explanatory power of sibling sex composition on fertility.
RESUMEN
Este artículo estudia la relación causal entre fertilidad y oferta de trabajo femenino usando datos censales de 14 países de Latinoamérica y EE.UU en un período de tres décadas (1980s, 1990s y 2000s). La preferencia de los padres por una estructura familiar balanceada (en términos de género) se utiliza como fuente de variación exógena. Aunque las estimaciones de MCO sugieren una relación negativa, el método de variables instrumentales no identifica un efecto para la mayor parte de los países. Considerando las mujeres casadas se obtiene un efecto negativo. El análisis de la calidad del instrumento revela un débil poder explicativo del género sobre la fertilidad. |
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