There is evidence that women are more likely to live in poverty than men. Given the fact that the poor are more likely … to use welfare, it becomes useful to consider welfare usage among women. A-priori welfare programs are set up in such a … possibility among women and investigate if race/ethnicity and birthplace still have a role to play in the decision to use welfare …

women, who constitute a growing part of the U.S. labor force, are disproportionately represented in minimum wage jobs and … that low-educated Hispanic women likely affected by minimum wage increases experience any changes in health status, access …

negative stereotypes, and can also deteriorate attitudes toward Hispanics. We rule out concerns that apprehensions might be …

This paper explores the fertility decisions of Canadian immigrants using the 20 percent sample of the Canadian Census … assimilation in terms of fertility. Our analysis does not show any sharp discontinuity by age at migration as sometimes observed on … education or labor market outcomes are not present in fertility outcomes. Rather, there is an inverted U shape relationship …

This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of … international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries …' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more education. We provide a rigorous test of the diffusion of fertility norms using …

fertility and education decisions, and hence, population growth in Africa. We present the results from different scenarios for …

migration affected fertility by building a decennial bilateral migration matrix between French regions for 1861-1911. The … suggest the convergence towards low birth rates can be explained by the diffusion of low-fertility norms by migrants …

Every year, a large number of women immigrate as brides from developing countries to developed countries in East Asia … importation": the rapid growth of women's educational attainment and a cultural norm that leads to a low net surplus of marriage … for educated women. We provide empirical evidence supporting our theoretical model and its implications, using datasets …