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Comment author: bramflakes 05 January 2014 01:49:49AM 8 points [-]

Because the n hours your wife is working is n hours not spent raising children.

Comment author: [deleted] 05 January 2014 10:38:28AM 1 point [-]

But I am also working n hours less in the second scenario, so I can also spend n more hours raising children. Sure, there are things I cannot do (e.g. breastfeeding), but that's what maternity leaves are for.

Comment author: bramflakes 05 January 2014 02:45:46PM 2 points [-]

Comparative Advantage.

Comment author: [deleted] 05 January 2014 03:34:36PM 1 point [-]

The data don't seem to support the theory.

Comment author: bramflakes 06 January 2014 01:18:14AM *  3 points [-]

I can't access a lot of those papers unfortunately. Anyone have PDFs of them?

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 05 January 2014 09:01:43AM 1 point [-]

That is the reason the 2n/0 model is still sensible if you are raising more than 2 kids and/or consider raising the kids yourself (mainly by the /0 partner) has a higher value (e.g. by unavailable of comparable education) than the income you could earn in the time the children by school/kindergarten. This may depend on your country/views.

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