Almost 50 years after domestic US family planning programs began, their effects on childbearing remain controversial … effects on US fertility rates. I find that the introduction of family planning is associated with significant and persistent … reductions in fertility driven both by falling completed childbearing and childbearing delay. Although federally funded family …

Almost 50 years after domestic U.S. family planning programs began, their effects on childbearing remain controversial …-term effects on U.S. fertility rates. I find that the introduction of family planning is associated with significant and persistent … reductions in fertility driven both by falling completed childbearing and childbearing delay. Although federally-funded family …

cost sharing remains for uninsured individuals who seek care through Title X--a national family planning program that …

averaged the same number of children born over their lifetimes. In contrast to conventional wisdom, the mean age of household … formation (by marriage or non-marital cohabitation) and first birth are almost identical for women reaching childbearing age in … distribution of completed childbearing around a two-child mode and a decrease in childlessness; (2) the decoupling of marriage and …

smaller family sizes. What catalyzed these changes remains a matter of considerable debate. This paper exploits idiosyncratic …

smaller family sizes. What catalyzed these changes remains a matter of considerable debate. This paper exploits idiosyncratic …