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Reconsidering The Cost Of Childbearing: The Timing Of Children’S Helping Behavior Across The Life Cycle Of Maya Families

In: Socioeconomic Aspects of Human Behavioral Ecology

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This chapter examines the seeming paradox that although children may be a net cost to parents, they may nonetheless play a key role in underwriting the cost of large families. Maya time allocation and reproductive history data are used to approach children’s economic value from two methodological perspectives: wealth flows and the timing of children’s economic contributions. While Maya children are expensive to raise, when viewed in light of the timing of their labor supply across the demographic life cycle of the family, children’s economic contributions enable Maya parents to continue childbearing and raise more children than they might otherwise be able.

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  • Karen L. Kramer, 2004. "Reconsidering The Cost Of Childbearing: The Timing Of Children’S Helping Behavior Across The Life Cycle Of Maya Families," Research in Economic Anthropology, in: Socioeconomic Aspects of Human Behavioral Ecology, pages 335-353, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:reanzz:s0190-1281(04)23014-1
    DOI: 10.1016/S0190-1281(04)23014-1
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