%0 Journal Article %1 kamhofer2017fertility %A Kamhöfer, Daniel %A Westphal, Matthias %D 2017 %J Ruhr Economic Papers %K from:katjavogel use:doi:10.5157/NEPS:SC6:7.0.0 %R 10.4419/86788836 %T Fertility Effects of College Education: Evidence from the German Educational Expansion %U https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/172472 %V No. 717 %X We estimate the effects of college education on female fertility – a so far understudied margin of education, which we instrument by arguably exogenous variation induced through college expansions. While college education reduces the probability of becoming a mother, college-educated mothers have slightly more children than mothers without a college education. Unfolding the effects by the timing of birth reveals a postponement that goes beyond the time in college – indicating a negative early-career effect on fertility. Coupled with higher labor-supply and wage returns for non-mothers as compared to mothers the timing effects moreover suggest that career and family are not fully compatible. %@ 978-3-86788-836-3

@article{kamhofer2017fertility, abstract = {We estimate the effects of college education on female fertility – a so far understudied margin of education, which we instrument by arguably exogenous variation induced through college expansions. While college education reduces the probability of becoming a mother, college-educated mothers have slightly more children than mothers without a college education. Unfolding the effects by the timing of birth reveals a postponement that goes beyond the time in college – indicating a negative early-career effect on fertility. Coupled with higher labor-supply and wage returns for non-mothers as compared to mothers the timing effects moreover suggest that career and family are not fully compatible.}, added-at = {2017-11-10T13:26:43.000+0100}, author = {Kamhöfer, Daniel and Westphal, Matthias}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/28c5c3d0e6d0fe736092dd24d24d7997b/neps.dc}, doi = {10.4419/86788836}, interhash = {52972f5127e9b0af99604008383c998e}, intrahash = {8c5c3d0e6d0fe736092dd24d24d7997b}, isbn = {978-3-86788-836-3}, journal = {Ruhr Economic Papers}, keywords = {from:katjavogel use:doi:10.5157/NEPS:SC6:7.0.0}, month = oct, timestamp = {2018-01-11T11:55:49.000+0100}, title = {Fertility Effects of College Education: Evidence from the German Educational Expansion}, url = {https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/172472}, volume = {No. 717}, year = 2017 }