Changing the Cost of Children and Fertility
Evidence from the Israeli Kibbutz
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9716829 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Avraham Ebenstein (0000-0003-1276-4537, Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Moshe Hazan (0000-0002-5459-5455, Tel-Aviv University and CEPR), Avi Simhon (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 597 |
| Pages | 2038-2063 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecoj.12240 |
| OpenAlex | W2142902012 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 17 |
Prior to 1996, Israelis in collective communities (kibbutzim) shared the costs of raising children equally. This article examines the impact of privatising costs of children on the fertility behaviour of young couples. Exploiting variation in parental cost‐sharing across kibbutzim, we estimate that lifetime fertility declined by 0.65 children. We also examine the exit decisions of members, and find that couples were most likely to leave the kibbutz if they were either higher income or lower fertility. This pattern is also observed among Israeli emigrants, in which higher educated and lower fertility couples are more likely to leave Israel
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |