Quasi-experimental evidence for the causal link between fertility and subjective well-being
Abstract: This article presents causal evidence on the impact of fertility on women's subjective well-being using quasi-experimental variation due to preferences for a mixed sibling sex composition (having at least one child of each sex). Based on a large sample of women from 35 developing countries, I find that having children increases mothers' life satisfaction and happiness. I further establish that the positive impact of fertility on subjective well-being can be explained by related increases in mothers' satisfaction with family life, friendship, and treatment by others
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Journal of Population Economics ; 33 (2020) 3 ; 839-882
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2020
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- DOI
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10.1007/s00148-020-00769-3
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-74155-3
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Priebe, Jan
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Time of origin
- 2020
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