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Human capital and the timing of the first birth

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  • Jesse Naidoo

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This paper constructs and partially characterizes the solution of a life-cycle model of fertility choice and human capital accumulation. Because children take time to raise, women face a trade-off between between lifetime earnings and childbearing. The model implies that (i) earnings must drop discontinuously at the time of a birth; (ii) age at first birth […]

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  • Jesse Naidoo, 2021. "Human capital and the timing of the first birth," Working Papers 864, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:864
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    Keywords

    Contraception; economic growth; International Agreements ; International trade; Social welfare; South Africa; Trade Policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
    • J17 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Value of Life; Foregone Income
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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