Replication data for: Fertility and Childlessness in the United States
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Thomas Baudin; David de la Croix; Paula E. Gobbi
Version: View help for Version V1
Name | File Type | Size | Last Modified |
---|---|---|---|
AER-2012-0926_data-and-program | 10/19/2021 03:22:PM | ||
LICENSE.txt | text/plain | 14.6 KB | 10/11/2019 07:53:PM |
Project Citation:
Baudin, Thomas, de la Croix, David, and Gobbi, Paula E. Replication data for: Fertility and Childlessness in the United States. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112885V1
Project Description
Summary:
View help for Summary
We develop a theory of fertility, distinguishing its intensive margin from its extensive margin. The deep parameters are identified using facts from the 1990 US Census: (i) fertility of mothers decreases with education; (ii) childlessness exhibits a U-shaped relationship with education; (iii) the relationship between marriage rates and education is hump-shaped for women and increasing for men. We estimate that 2.5 percent of women were childless because of poverty and 8.1 percent because of high opportunity cost of childrearing. Over time, historical trends in total factor productivity and in education led to a U-shaped response in childlessness rates while fertility of mothers decreased. (JEL I20, J13, J16, N31, N32)
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
View help for Subject Terms
Fertility;
Structural Estimation;
Childlessness;
Marriage
JEL Classification:
View help for JEL Classification
I20 Education and Research Institutions: General
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
N31 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
N32 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
I20 Education and Research Institutions: General
J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
N31 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
N32 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
Geographic Coverage:
View help for Geographic Coverage
United States
Time Period(s):
View help for Time Period(s)
1870 – 1990
Universe:
View help for Universe
All women in the United States
Data Type(s):
View help for Data Type(s)
census/enumeration data
Methodology
Data Source:
View help for Data Source
IPUMS US
Unit(s) of Observation:
View help for Unit(s) of Observation
Individual women,
Related Publications
Published Versions
Report a Problem
Found a serious problem with the data, such as disclosure risk or copyrighted content? Let us know.
This material is distributed exactly as it arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.