are more likely to have them. Consistent with the model, we find that higher population U.S. states have more pages of …. Overall, the data show that population is an empirically important determinant of regulation …

Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. We model the implications for … with birth order, since mothers near or beyond their desired total fertility are more likely to make use of the …

availability of prenatal sex-diagnostic technology, the declining fertility rate is a hypothesized factor. Suppose a couple …. This paper empirically measures the relationship between desired fertility and the sex ratio. Standard survey questions on … fertility preferences ask the respondent her desired number of children of each sex, but people who want larger families have …

This article discusses son preference in India, including both greater investment in sons and the fertility preference … eldest sons, whom parents favor, and other sons. Fertility preferences likewise center on eldest sons. The desire to have at …