title: Post-war fertility and female labour force participation rates.
abstract: "This paper provides an explanation for the change in fertility and female labour supply over the post-war period [in England and Wales].  A model of fertility and labour force participation is outlined and estimated over the period 1953-82 for six age groups of women.  The most significant factors to influence fertility and participation are found to be male and female earnings and education.  Interest rates, number of children and the state of the labour market are also important."
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authors.lastname: Sprague
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D004739:England; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D014852:Wales
keywords: Age Factors; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Educational Status; England; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Fertility--changes; Human Resources; Income; Labor Force--women; Macroeconomic Factors; Models, Theoretical; Northern Europe; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; United Kingdom; Wales