The Impact of Perceived Costs and Rewards of Childbearing on Entry into Parenthood: Evidence from a Panel Study

Aart C. Liefbroer ()
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Aart C. Liefbroer: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

European Journal of Population, 2005, vol. 21, issue 4, No 2, 367-391

Abstract: Abstract The impact of perceived costs and rewards of having a child on the actual timing of entry into parenthood is examined among women and men. To this end, data are used from a five-wave panel survey among Dutch young adults spanning 13 years. Expected costs and rewards are found to influence the timing of parenthood among both women and men. Anticipated costs to one’s career and to one’s level of individual autonomy and an anticipated increase in one’s sense of security affect the timing of entry into motherhood. Anticipated costs to one’s career and spending power, and anticipated rewards in terms of one’s sense of security and quality of the partner relationship affect the timing of entry into fatherhood.

Keywords: fertility; value of children; panel data; Fécondité; valeur des enfants; données de panel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1007/s10680-005-2610-y

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