The Cost of Children: Differences between the Genders
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Summary, in English
In this paper we estimate the opportunity cost of children. The underlying theoretical model is represented by a household production model. In the empirical analysis, we consider three different cohorts for men and women born between 1955 and 1970. For the women in the two oldest cohorts, the opportunity cost of two children is estimated to 28-29 per cent of full income, which in monetary terms is close to the estimated income difference between women employed in the public and private sector. The opportunity cost of fatherhood is generally positive, but only significantly positive for men born between 1960 and 1965.
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Publiceringsår
2009
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Working Papers
Issue
2009:15
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Dokumenttyp
Working paper
Förlag
Department of Economics, Lund University
Ämne
- Economics
Status
Published