Fertility, female labor force participation, and the demographic dividend

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作者：
David E. Bloom
David Canning
Günther Fink
Jocelyn E. Finlay
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[1] Harvard School of Public Health,Program on the Global Demography of Aging
[2] Harvard University,undefined
来源：
Journal of Economic Growth | 2009年 / 14卷
关键词：
Fertility; Labor supply; Demographic dividend; J13; J22; O15;
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We estimate the effect of fertility on female labor force participation in a panel of countries using abortion legislation as an instrument for fertility. We find that removing legal restrictions on abortion significantly reduces fertility and estimate that, on average, a birth reduces a woman’s labor supply by almost 2 years during her reproductive life. Our results imply that behavioral change, in the form of increased female labor supply, contributes significantly to economic growth during the demographic transition when fertility declines.
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