This study examines the extent to which women's education affects long-term economic growth in the Asia Pacific region. It focuses on the time period between 1990 and 2010, using data collected in randomly selected Asia Pacific countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.…

This paper is a discussion of the relationship between women education and sustainable economic development in Kenya and its implications for curriculum development and implementation processes. The argument advanced in this paper is that the solution to the development problems in Kenya and other developing nations lies on women education.…

The local average treatment effect (LATE) may differ from the average treatment effect (ATE) when those influenced by the instrument are not representative of the overall population. Heterogeneity in treatment effects may imply that parameter estimates from 2SLS are uninformative regarding the average treatment effect, motivating a search for…

This model emphasizes the distinction between male and female earnings and the distinction between families with employed wives and those without as they affect the fertility rate. (Author/IRT)

Considers multicollinearity in nonrecursive models, misspecification of models, discrepancies between attitudes and behavior, and differences between static and dynamic models as explanations for contradictory information on the causal relationship between fertility and female employment. Finds that initially fertility affects employment but that,…

U.S. labor force projections from 1950-2050 indicate slower growth in the labor force; changes in its gender, age, and racial composition; and a decrease in the economic dependency ratio that will reverse itself in the next decade. (JOW)

Investigates causal dynamics underlying the negative relationship between wife's employment and family size. Results indicate that during early stages of marriage and family building the presence of young children consistently exerts a strong negative effect on wife's employment. The effects from wife's employment to her subsequent fertility are…

Explores the connections between women's employment and fertility control. The point is made that these are both ongoing processes, intersecting and mutually reinforcing each other. The correlation between work/nonwork and family size is less significant than links between work-consistency and fertility control patterns which enhance that…

Used trend analysis of suicide rate and female/male suicide ratios from 1950 to 1984 and regression of ratio on educational attainment, labor force participation, fertility, and divorce rates to examine explanations for rate changes. General anomie explanation of female suicide trends was supported for middle-aged females; conjugal anomie…

The 1970 National Fertility Study was used to investigate relationships between sex role attitudes and the childbearing and labor force participation of women. It was found that the most crucial aspect of working and fertility was the extent to which the woman identified the female role as that of housewife and homemaker. (Author)

Examines explanations for lower fertility rates including direct and opportunity costs. Considers things one forgoes to have children, including earnings, work and nonwork time, and type of job. Argues that women limit their fertility or remain childless for the symbolic significance of childbearing and their lifestyles, reflecting their view of…

Discusses various factors which affect sexual identity in boys and girls: orientation of curriculum and classroom activities; presence of competitive sports; and sex-role stereotypes in textbooks. Also discusses how societal changes, such as employment and educational attainment of women and decreased family size, are affecting former sex roles.…

Examines, in eight articles, changes in family economics. Studied effects of low income on young womens' high school completion, impact of negative income tax on children, moonlighting husbands, wives and husband's housework, relationship between human capital and fertility, household expenditure patterns, and cost of housewives' lost work…

Studied the trend since the 1960s to delay parenthood. Proposes the decreased risk of unwanted conception and birth has made it easier. Suggests increased education and labor-force participation of women had an effect. Timing of first births affects fertility rates, family economics, and relations among generations. (Author)

Summarizes research on various aspects of mothering, including the decision to have children, child rearing in the early years and maternal employment, and late parenting with adult children. Urges an ecological perspective toward parenting and various publicly and privately-supported child care facilities and arrangements. (CJM)