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Title:
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The impact of women's educational and economic resources on fertility. Spanish birth cohorts 1901-1950
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Author:
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Baizán, Pau; Camps Cura, Enriqueta
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Other authors:
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa |
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Abstract:
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In this chapter we portray the effects of female education and professional achievement on fertility decline in Spain over the period 1920-1980 (birth cohorts of 1900-1950). A longitudinal econometric approach is used to test the hypothesis that the effects of women s education in the revaluing of their time had a very significant influence on fertility decline. Although in the historical context presented here improvements in schooling were on a modest scale, they were continuous (with the interruption of the Civil War) and had a significant impact in shaping a model of low fertility in Spain. We also stress the relevance of this result in a context such as the Spanish for which liberal values were absent, fertility control practices were forbidden, and labour force participation of women was politically and socially constrained. |
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Publication date:
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2006-03-01 |
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Subject(s):
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Fertility decline, human capital, intergenerational transfers of knowledge |
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Document type:
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Working Paper |
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