Abdul Razak, Nor Azam and Abd Karim, Mohd Zaini and Abdul Hakim, Roslan (2015) Does trade-off between child quantity and child quality exist in Malaysia? The Singapore Economic Review. ISSN 0217-5908

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Abstract

This paper analyzed whether the child quantity-quality (CQQ) trade-off is applicable in the case of Malaysia.Utilizing the instrumental variable (IV) method, our analysis produces results that are consistent with the hypothesis that the trade-off is unlikely to be applicable to Malaysia as a whole due to the generous public provision of education. However, the results show that the CQQ trade-off exists for the high-income group.Taken together, if both a larger stock of human capital and population are desired, the government should continue to provide education for its people while at the same time maintain policies that stimulate growth.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fertility; child quantity-quality; instrumental variable; Malaysia.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions:	School of Economics, Finance & Banking
Depositing User:	Dr. Nor Azam Abdul Razak
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2015 01:38
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2016 04:42
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15099

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