Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Gary Becker - An Intellectual Portrait (8)



Gary Becker speaks to the effects of educated women on the family: Their families have lower birth rates (i.e. fewer children), but the mothers invest more in teaching their children and helping them prepare for their schooling. So educated women, in Becker's language, are good at producing human capital. 


What about disadvantaged women and their families?
 

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