Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5059290 | Economics Letters | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Women whose first child is a boy work less than women with first-born girls. After a first-born boy the probability that women have more children increases. Higher fertility is a possible explanation for the lower labor supply of mothers.
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Authors
Andrea Ichino, Elly-Ann Lindström, Eliana Viviano,