The difference between the effects of having children in their formative years in the labor force participation decision of men and women

• Main Authors: Cheng, Janine Leandra, Mariano, Marie Abigail, Yap, Stephanie Mae
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2010
• Subjects: Child development; Observation (Educational method); Child psychology; Economics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10698
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper will tackle why having children in the formative years affects the Labor Force Participation decision of the parents. This paper believes that other than family size and the usual labor force participation rate factors, children in their formative years depend on their parents and thus af...