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Quasi-experimental evidence for the causal link between fertility and subjective well-being
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Abstract This article presents causal evidence on the impact of fertility on women's subjective well-being using quasi-experimental variation due to preferences for a mixed sibling sex composition (having at least one child of each sex). Based on a large sample of women from 35 developing countries, I find t... mehr
This article presents causal evidence on the impact of fertility on women's subjective well-being using quasi-experimental variation due to preferences for a mixed sibling sex composition (having at least one child of each sex). Based on a large sample of women from 35 developing countries, I find that having children increases mothers' life satisfaction and happiness. I further establish that the positive impact of fertility on subjective well-being can be explained by related increases in mothers' satisfaction with family life, friendship, and treatment by others.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Gesundheit; Fruchtbarkeit; Frau; Kausalität; Wirkung; Auswirkung; Lebenszufriedenheit; statistische Analyse; Kind; Kinderbetreuung; Mädchen; Junge; Entwicklungsland; Asien; Afrika; Lateinamerika
Klassifikation
Bevölkerung
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2020
Seitenangabe
S. 839-882
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Population Economics, 33 (2020) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-020-00769-3
ISSN
1432-1475
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)