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Mohammed altahir's avatar

Thanks for the reply!!

Your articles are interesting

1. True, I made that point, and this is exactly why I think this is a stronger evidence that employment for women lowers fertility

Because, if those women have the advantage of higher desire for kids, and they still have lower fertility or about equal fertility...then something else is suppressing their fertility >> employment

2. True, but I would say that is due to their men income

Basically, due to Assortative mating, those women are partnered with higher income men

Money in the hands of men is what tends to increase fertility the most, male employment increases fertility

https://www.nber.org/papers/w31039

Check this study, big sample for its type, and causal effect on fertility only for men

If women have to work to get money, that will reduce their fertility, if they get free cash (high earning husband is one way) that could increase fertility

(Note: the Assortative mating isn't mostly due to preference, but mostly about proximity and search costs as shown in other studies, so...if class and education segregation is ended, the advantage that those women may have (their husbands) may disappear)

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Mohammed altahir's avatar

Thanks!

But I feel like this is a stronger argument for women employment reducing fertility

This correlation found in the study could be understandable in the sense that conscientious people want more advancement and may want more kids, I think this would be a kind of a genetic confounding

So, despite the higher desire, if they still have fewer kids, that means employment(of women) lowers fertility , which is expected and shown in many studies

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Dave Deek's avatar

Thanks for reading, but I think you missed a few things

1) There is a mountain of research that higher fertility intentions often means higher fertility rates at the end of the day, you need people to want more kids.

2) There is a growing body of research in developed countries where women’s income and job status is tied to higher fertility rates

3) Non standard/Contract work which is becoming more increasing in common with young people in Japan and all over kills both fertility intentions and fertility rates

This isn’t about genetic cofounding, just economic environments aren’t really that great for young people to get married and have kids. Yes there is more wealth, but it isn’t flowing in the areas where we need it to be

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Mohammed altahir's avatar

I think I replied in another place😂, sorry, not accustomed yet to this

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