In theory, unilateral divorce laws alter the private incentive to invest in human capital by permitting either spouse … less likely to attain a bachelor's degree in states with unilateral divorce laws--especially individuals who were exposed … to the laws when making educational choices and who live in states requiring an even split of assets upon divorce …

This paper compares early childhood enrichment programs that promote social mobility for disadvantaged children within … analyze new long-run life-cycle data collected for iconic programs when participants are middle-aged and their children are in … their twenties. The iconic programs are omnibus in nature and offer many services to children and their parents. We compare …

Unique data from the Berea Panel Study provides new evidence about fertility outcomes before age 30 and beliefs about …. Individuals who are unmarried and not in relationships at age 24 are extremely optimistic about the probability of having children …, while married individuals have very accurate beliefs. Novel attractiveness measures are central for understanding fertility …

We estimate the effects of large, positive wealth shocks on marriage and fertility in a sample of Swedish lottery … players. For male winners, wealth increases marriage formation and reduces divorce risk, suggesting wealth increases men …'s attractiveness as prospective and current partners. Wealth also increases male fertility. The only discernible effect on female …

higher marriage rates for women and lower for men. Land abundance favored higher fertility. The demands of childcare …

not increase the likelihood existing marriages are preserved. Fertility is modestly accelerated by a lottery win, but … there is little effect on total fertility. Our results support a causal pathway behind differences in homeownership and …

divorce. Third, the widening college gap in children's family structure corresponds to a widening college gap in marriage …The share of children living in a two-parent family has declined sharply in the past 40 years, driven by a decline in … birth data. First, there is a large gap in the share of children living with married parents (or two parents) that favors …

, which results in families of otherwise similar children receiving substantially different refunds during the first year of … first child leads to persistent increases in family income that likely contribute to the downstream effects on children …