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Trade, employment and fertility transition

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This paper investigates the link between trade and fertility in developing countries. Household fertility is determined by the time cost of children. Women working in the manufacturing sector face a higher time cost, and hence desire fewer children than women working in the agricultural sector. If the developing country has a comparative advantage in labour-intensive manufactures, then trade raises the demand for female labour in the manufacturing sector, thus lowering fertility.

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  • Aiting Goh, 1999. "Trade, employment and fertility transition," The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(2), pages 143-184.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jitecd:v:8:y:1999:i:2:p:143-184
    DOI: 10.1080/09638199900000010
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    1. Anne O. Krueger, 1983. "Alternative Trade Strategies and Employment," International Economic Association Series, in: Burton Weisbrod & Helen Hughes (ed.), Human Resources, Employment and Development, chapter 26, pages 387-404, Palgrave Macmillan.
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