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Gender differences in education in a dynamic household bargaining model


Abstract: We interpret observed gender differences in education as the equilibrium outcome of a two-sex overlapping generations model where men and women of each generation bargain over consumption, number of children, and investment in education of their children conditional on gender. This model represents a new framework for the analysis of the process of intrahousehold decision making in an intergenerational setting.

Keywords: Education;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Part of Series: Staff Report

Publication Date: 1995

Number: 195