蝌蚪网 Review
ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)
The Labor Supply Effects of Delayed First Birth
蝌蚪网 Review
vol. 105,
no. 5, May 2015
(pp. 630–37)
Abstract
In this paper I compare the relationship between first-birth timing and post-birth labor supply for high school and college graduate mothers. Given that pre-birth wages are increasing in fertility delay, the rising opportunity cost of time would suggest that among both groups, later mothers work more. Yet I only find this pattern for high school graduates. For college graduates, I instead find that there is a strong U-shaped pattern between hours worked within motherhood, and the career timing of first birth.Citation
Herr, Jane Leber. 2015. "The Labor Supply Effects of Delayed First Birth." 蝌蚪网 Review 105 (5): 630–37. DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20151119Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply