Replication data for: Bargaining over Babies: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Matthias Doepke; Fabian Kindermann

Version:  View help for Version V1

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fertdec.f90 text/plain 6.6 KB 12/07/2019 02:38:AM
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model.f90 text/plain 17.8 KB 12/07/2019 02:38:AM
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policy_analysis.f90 text/plain 11.6 KB 12/07/2019 02:38:AM
simulated_annealing.f90 text/plain 14.6 KB 12/07/2019 02:38:AM
toolbox.f90 text/plain 383 KB 12/07/2019 02:38:AM
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Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary It takes a woman and a man to make a baby. This fact suggests that for a birth to take place, the parents should first agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are likely to arrive only if both parents desire one. In addition, there are many couples who disagree on having babies, and in low-fertility countries women are much more likely than men to be opposed to having another child. We account for this evidence with a quantitative model of household bargaining in which the distribution of the burden of child care between mothers and fathers is a key determinant of fertility. The model implies that fertility is highly responsive to targeted policies that lower the child care burden specifically for mothers.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms [simulation model, observational data]
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      C78 Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
      D13 Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Russian Federation, Romania, Hungary, Japan, Belarus, Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Czech Republic, Belgium, Norway, Poland, Italy, Georgia, Australia, France, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Germany, Estonia
Universe:  View help for Universe Individuals aged 18-79 from 19 countries
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) [survey data, observational data]

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Data from the GGS Waves 1, and 2 (DOIs: 10.17026/dans-z5z-xn8g, 10.17026/dans-xm6-a262), see Gauthier, A. H. et al. (2018) or visit the GGP website (https://www.ggp-i.org/) for methodological details.
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Individual,

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V1 [2019-12-07]

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