Essays on female labor supply and fertility responses to marital dissolution

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dc.contributor.advisorHamermesh, Daniel S.en
dc.contributor.advisorStinchcombe, Maxwellen
dc.creatorTsao, Tsu-Yuen
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-28T21:42:52Zen
dc.date.available2008-08-28T21:42:52Zen
dc.date.issued2003en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractChoices regarding labor supply and fertility by married women are generally made to maximize family welfare in harmonious marriages. However, as the prospect of marital dissolution becomes likely over time, labor supply and childbearing decisions may not be formulated in a manner that are consistent with the goal of household utility maximization, rather they are often determined to improve individual post-marital wellbeing. The current literature that addresses the effects of marital disruption on labor supply and childbearing within marriage assumes the choices made by the wife are independent of the actions undertaken by the husband and thereby ignores the possible strategic interaction between members of the household. By exploring the strategic behaviors on the part of the spouses, we find new answers to some old questions.
dc.description.departmentEconomicsen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifierb57262214en
dc.identifier.oclc57070274en
dc.identifier.proqst3116211en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/1013en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.subject.lcshMarried women--Employmenten
dc.subject.lcshWork and familyen
dc.subject.lcshFamily--Economic aspectsen
dc.titleEssays on female labor supply and fertility responses to marital dissolutionen
dc.type.genreThesisen

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