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Title: Understanding the Returns to Delayed Childbearing for Working Women
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Buckles, Kasey S. |
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Understanding the Returns to Delayed Childbearing for Working Women American Economic Review 98,2 (May 2008): 403-407. Also: http://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/aer.98.2.403 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: American Economic Association Keyword(s): Age at Birth; Age at First Birth; Childbearing; Earnings; Education; First Birth; Parenthood; Skill Formation; Wages, Women Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The article investigates the wage-earning implications for U.S. women of giving birth to a first child. Previous research has suggested there are substantial economic benefits to delaying childbirth, with one study claiming a 3% increase in wages for each year of delay. The author seeks explanation through analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Her work reveals several findings. In 2003 an annual 3% wage premium did exist for each year of delayed parenthood. In addition, delayed childbirth correlated with high levels of skill, education, and professional status of the mother. |
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Buckles, Kasey S. "Understanding the Returns to Delayed Childbearing for Working Women." American Economic Review 98,2 (May 2008): 403-407.
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