NDLI: Why do larger families reduce parental investments in child quality, but not child quality per se?

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Frenette, Marc
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Becker’s Quantity–Quality model (Becker in Demographic and economic change in developed countries, Princeton University Press, Princeton, pp 209–240, 1960; Becker and Lewis in J Polit Econ 81(2): S279–S288, 1973; Becker and Tomes in J Polit Econ 84(4): S143–S162, 1976) suggests a trade-off between family size and parental investments in children. To date, only Cáceras-Delpiano (J Hum Resour 41(4): 738–754, 2006) tests this theory by considering private school enrolment. This study extends this work by using a unique data set containing a broader range of parental investments that are arguably linked to parental intentions for producing higher quality children, such as overall and non-sectarian private school enrolment, the number of computers in the home per child, and saving for the child’s education. Both studies find that fertility reduces parental investments. However, the literature generally finds that fertility has no impact on child outcomes. The study offers three potential explanations for this ‘puzzle’.
Starting Page	523
Ending Page	537
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15695239
Journal	Review of Economics of the Household
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15737152
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2010-12-19
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Fertility Parental investments Child quality Labor Economics Population Economics Social Sciences Microeconomics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Sciences Economics and Econometrics

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