title: Discrete choices in a continuous time model:  life-cycle time allocation and fertility decisions.
abstract: "This paper proposes and tests a dynamic model that [analyzes] time allocation decisions and fertility choices.  The latter consist of timing of children and completed family size.  [The author emphasizes] the need to integrate both types of choices in order to arrive at a meaningful empirical analysis and shows that, with exceptions, research on female labor supply has largely ignored the progress made in studies on fertility.... The estimation results, obtained by the maximum likelihood method from the [U.S.] Panel Study of Income Dynamics,...indicate support for the model as well as the need for further research."
authors.lastname: Vijverberg Wpm
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D001721:Birth Intervals; D001723:Birth Rate; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D006280:Health Workforce; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Birth Spacing; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Economic Model; Employment Status--women; Estimation Technics; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Size; Family Size, Completed; Family Size, Ideal; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Human Resources; Labor Force--women; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Time Factors; United States