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Comparative Advantage, International Trade, and Fertility

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dc.contributor.authorDo, Quy-Toan
dc.contributor.authorLevchenko, Andrei
dc.contributor.authorRaddatz, Claudio
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-26T22:36:25Z
dc.date.available2014-06-26T22:36:25Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes theoretically and empirically the impact of comparative advantage in international trade on fertility. It builds a model in which industries differ in the extent to which they use female relative to male labor and countries are characterized by Ricardian comparative advantage in either female labor or male labor intensive goods. The main prediction of the model is that countries with comparative advantage in female labor intensive goods are characterized by lower fertility. This is because female wages and therefore the opportunity cost of children are higher in those countries. The paper demonstrates empirically that countries with comparative advantage in industries employing primarily women exhibit lower fertility. The analysis uses a geography-based instrument for trade patterns to isolate the causal effect of comparative advantage on fertility.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19696314/comparative-advantage-international-trade-fertility
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6930
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18811
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6930
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBABY BOOM
dc.subjectBARGAINING
dc.subjectBARGAINING POWER
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCHANGES IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHILDREN PER WOMAN
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCROSS-SECTORAL VARIATION
dc.subjectCURRENT POPULATION
dc.subjectDEMAND CURVE
dc.subjectDEMAND CURVES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIMINISHING MARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectDIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectDOWNWARD PRESSURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DECISIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM PRICES
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM WAGES
dc.subjectEXCLUSION RESTRICTION
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectEXPORT BASKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT SPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFAMILY STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY LEVELS
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGROWTH MODELS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME EFFECT
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDUSTRY CHARACTERISTIC
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR INTENSITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SHARE
dc.subjectLABOR STATISTICS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOR-INTENSIVE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectLAM
dc.subjectLARGE FAMILIES
dc.subjectLEVELS OF FERTILITY
dc.subjectLOW FERTILITY
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOWER FERTILITY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectMARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNET EXPORTS
dc.subjectNORMAL GOOD
dc.subjectNUMBER OF BIRTHS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectOPTIMIZATION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOINT OF DEPARTURE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY LEVER
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION EFFECT
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION EFFECTS
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVE
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITIES
dc.subjectTOTAL WAGE
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE OPENNESS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectWAGE BILL
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE INCREASES
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.titleComparative Advantage, International Trade, and Fertilityen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-06-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:18:30.491608Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19696314/comparative-advantage-international-trade-fertility
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid871501468180252633
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6930
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20140618141106
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19696314
okr.identifier.reportWPS6930
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okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/23674
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: Other domestic and international trade
okr.themeRural development :: Global food crisis response
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitMacroeconomics and Growth Team, Development Research Group (DECMG)
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