The effects of immigration on household services, labour supply, and fertility

Romiti, Agnese (2018) The effects of immigration on household services, labour supply, and fertility. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 80 (4). pp. 843-869. ISSN 1468-0084 (https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12225)

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Abstract

Fertility and female labour force participation are no longer negatively correlated in developed countries. At the same time, increased immigration affects supply and prices of household services, which are relevant to fertility and employment decisions. This paper analyses the effect of immigration on labour supply and fertility of native women in the UK. Adopting an instrumental variable approach, I find that immigration increases female labour supply without affecting fertility. My results show that immigration increases the size of the childcare sector, and reduces its prices, suggesting that immigrants may ease the trade‐off between working and child rearing among native women.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:65418
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    31 August 2018
    Published
    28 December 2017
    Published Online
    8 November 2017
    Accepted
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Economic Theory
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Economics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:13 Sep 2018 14:42
    Last modified:09 Apr 2024 00:16
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/65418
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