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Quasi-experimental evidence for the causal link between fertility and subjective well-being
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Abstract This article presents causal evidence on the impact of fertility on women's subjective well-being using quasi-experimental variation due to preferences for a mixed sibling sex composition (having at least one child of each sex). Based on a large sample of women from 35 developing countries, I find t... view more
This article presents causal evidence on the impact of fertility on women's subjective well-being using quasi-experimental variation due to preferences for a mixed sibling sex composition (having at least one child of each sex). Based on a large sample of women from 35 developing countries, I find that having children increases mothers' life satisfaction and happiness. I further establish that the positive impact of fertility on subjective well-being can be explained by related increases in mothers' satisfaction with family life, friendship, and treatment by others.... view less
Keywords
health; fertility; woman; causality; effect; impact; satisfaction with life; statistical analysis; child; child care; girl; boy; developing country; Asia; Africa; Latin America
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 839-882
Journal
Journal of Population Economics, 33 (2020) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-020-00769-3
ISSN
1432-1475
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed