The fertility decline in the United States: Schooling and income
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The fertility decline in the United States : Schooling and income. / Hansen, Casper Worm; Jensen, Peter Sandholt; Lønstrup, Lars.
In: Macroeconomic Dynamics, Vol. 22, No. 6, 08.2018, p. 1584-1612.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The fertility decline in the United States
T2 - Schooling and income
AU - Hansen, Casper Worm
AU - Jensen, Peter Sandholt
AU - Lønstrup, Lars
PY - 2018/8
Y1 - 2018/8
N2 - This study investigates the determinants of the fertility transition in the United States from 1850 to the end of the 20th century. We find a robust negative relation between years of schooling and fertility. The magnitude of our baseline estimate suggests that the rise in schooling accounts for about 60% of the US fertility decline. In contrast, we find no evidence of a robust relation between income per capita and fertility. This pattern corroborates theories stressing the importance of human capital investments in generating a transition from high to low fertility.
AB - This study investigates the determinants of the fertility transition in the United States from 1850 to the end of the 20th century. We find a robust negative relation between years of schooling and fertility. The magnitude of our baseline estimate suggests that the rise in schooling accounts for about 60% of the US fertility decline. In contrast, we find no evidence of a robust relation between income per capita and fertility. This pattern corroborates theories stressing the importance of human capital investments in generating a transition from high to low fertility.
KW - Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
KW - Fertility Transition
KW - Schooling
KW - Income
KW - US States
KW - Fertility Transition
KW - Schooling
KW - Income
KW - US States
U2 - 10.1017/S136510051600081X
DO - 10.1017/S136510051600081X
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
VL - 22
SP - 1584
EP - 1612
JO - Macroeconomic Dynamics
JF - Macroeconomic Dynamics
SN - 1365-1005
IS - 6
ER -
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