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| Tao Li |
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| ''Spousal Age Gap and Fertility Preferences within a Family'' |
| ( 2016, Vol. 36 No.2 ) |
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| This paper studies the gender-specific fertility preferences within
a family when i) children are investment goods and ii) there exists a sizable spousal age gap. Old husbands tend to demand less children because relatively young wives are
substitutes of children for old-age support. On the other
hand, young wives, expecting a significant period of widowhood, tend
to demand more children. This gender conflict of interest is intensified when only working husbands may receive pensions.
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| Keywords: spousal age gap, old-age support, fertility |
JEL: J1 - Demographic Economics: General
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| Manuscript Received : Feb 29 2016 | | Manuscript Accepted : Jun 11 2016 |
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