The Interaction Between Parent Investment in Children and Family Size: An Economic Analysis.

Autor/in	De Tray, Dennis N.
Institution	Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA.
Titel	The Interaction Between Parent Investment in Children and Family Size: An Economic Analysis.
Quelle	(1972), (75 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Birth Rate; Children; Economic Factors; Economic Research; Economics; Family Financial Resources; Family Planning; Parent Child Relationship; Population Trends; Socioeconomic Influences; Socioeconomic Status; Urban Population + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Ökonomischer Faktor; Wirtschaftsforschung; Volkswirtschaftslehre; Familienplanung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Bevölkerungsprognose; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Stadtbevölkerung
Abstract	A theoretical and empirical investigation of the family size decision is reported. The distinguishing feature of the study is its emphasis on the relationship between investment in and desired number of children. The basic argument is that in determining the level of benefits they want to receive from children and child-related activities, parents view additional investments in children and additional births as substitutes. The data are drawn from a 1960 cross section of United States with counties as the units of observation. Female earnings are the most important determinant of completed family size in terms of both magnitude of effect and statistical significance. Other variables having a significant negative effect on childbirth are female education and the degree to which a county is urban. On the other hand, median value of housing and male earnings both exert a positive influence on desired numbers of children. When economic differences are accounted for, race plays virtually no role in determining family size. (Author/DE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01