Why the Stork bypasses Japan: Fertility Rebound, Gender Wages and Growth
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Fertility and per capita income are positively associated across most high income OECD countries. Low fertility and a gender wage gap persist in Japan. This paper presents a model where endogenous increases in the price of child care and gender equity in the allocation of capital play important roles in the e�ect of per capita income growth and rising female relative wages on fertility. Results indicate that a positive relation between fertility and per capita income is not robust; overall...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2011 |
Type: | Conference paper |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/56390 |
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