Parental age difference, educationally assortative mating and offspring count: evidence from a contemporary population in Taiwan

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Title:	Parental age difference, educationally assortative mating and offspring count: evidence from a contemporary population in Taiwan
Authors:	Tsou,MW;Liu,JT;Hammitt,JK
Contributors:	經濟學系
Keywords:	FIEDER;HUMANS;WOMEN;HUBER;SEX;REPRODUCTION;SUCCESS
Date:	2011
Issue Date:	2012-03-27 19:06:30 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	國立中央大學
Abstract:	Using contemporary population data from Taiwan, we examine the relationships between parental age difference, educationally assortative mating, income and offspring count. Controlling for women's reproductive value (measured by age at first birth), we find that an older husband is associated with fewer offspring, whereas a husband with similar or higher education is associated with more offspring. Concerning resources, we find that women's income is negatively associated with fertility and husband's income is positively associated with fertility among highly educated women. These results are consistent with the view that women compensate for trade-offs between education, income generation and childbearing by seeking mates with a higher status.
Relation:	BIOLOGY LETTERS
Appears in Collections:	[Department of Economics] journal & Dissertation

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