Inertial reproduction: is the two-child psychology the rule in Costa Rica?

 

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Autor: Rojas Blanco, Laura Cristina
Format: artículo original
Data wydania:2019
Opis:This paper uses data from National Surveys on Sexual and Reproductive Health to test whether variables related to identity, sexuality and contraceptive knowledge are associated with the preference and demand for children in Costa Rica. Both the preferred and actual number of children are estimated with a double hurdle model. The findings indicate that preferences for children seem to be quite fixed around two children and are mainly associated with religious beliefs and the person’s gender, but they are not found to be associated with human capital. In contrast, the probability of having a child and the number of children are related to investment in human capital and sex education. Hence, human capital might be relevant in bringing a child into the world, but not in the initial preference.
Kraj:Kérwá
Instytucja:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Język:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/100571
Dostęp online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/economicas/article/view/35874
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/100571
https://doi.org/10.15517/rce.v37i1.35874
Słowo kluczowe:reproduction
preference for children
demand for children
gender
contraceptive knowledge
costa rica
reproducción
preferencias reproductivas
demanda reproductiva
género
conocimiento anticonceptivo