Tackling the endogeneity of fertility in the study of women's employment in developing countries: Alternative estimation strategies using data from urban Brazil

Feminist Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 561-597

  Connelly, Rachel ^a   DeGraff, Deborah S ^a   Levison, Deborah ^b   McCall, Brian P ^c  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics of the family; Endogeneity; Female labor force participation; Fertility; Household models

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750856002     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700600885263     Document Type: Review

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