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Child Care Availability and Fertility

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Rindfuss, ; Ronald, R; David, G; Oystein, K
Published in: Population and Development Review
2010

The child care and fertility hypothesis has been in the literature for a long time and is straightforward: As child care becomes more available, affordable, and acceptable, the antinatalist effects of increased female educational attainment and work opportunities decrease. As an increasing number of countries express concern about low fertility, the child care and fertility hypothesis takes on increased importance. Yet data and statistical limitations have heretofore limited empirical tests of the hypothesis. Using rich longitudinal data and appropriate statistical methodology, we show that increased availability of child care clearly and consistently increases completed fertility. Moreover, this positive effect of child care availability is found at every parity transition. We discuss the generalizability of these results to other settings and their broader importance for understanding low fertility variation and trends.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Population and Development Review

Publication Date

2010

Volume

36

Start / End Page

725 / 748

Related Subject Headings

  • Demography
  • 1603 Demography
 

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Rindfuss, ., Ronald, R., David, G., & Oystein, K. (2010). Child Care Availability and Fertility. Population and Development Review, 36, 725–748.
Rindfuss, W., R. Ronald, Guilkey David, and Kravdal Oystein. “Child Care Availability and Fertility.” Population and Development Review 36 (2010): 725–48.
Rindfuss, Ronald R, David G, Oystein K. Child Care Availability and Fertility. Population and Development Review. 2010;36:725–48.
Rindfuss, W., et al. “Child Care Availability and Fertility.” Population and Development Review, vol. 36, 2010, pp. 725–48.
Rindfuss, Ronald R, David G, Oystein K. Child Care Availability and Fertility. Population and Development Review. 2010;36:725–748.

Published In

Population and Development Review

Publication Date

2010

Volume

36

Start / End Page

725 / 748

Related Subject Headings

  • Demography
  • 1603 Demography