fertility and marital behavior of German workers. We find that individuals working in sectors that were more affected by import … in sectors that benefited from increased exports had better employment prospects and higher fertility. These effects are … among workers exposed to import competition there is evidence of some fertility postponement, we find a significant …

agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are … bargaining model of fertility choice and match the model to data from a set of European countries with very low fertility rates …. The distribution of the burden of child care between mothers and fathers turns out to be a key determinant of fertility. A …

In this study, we used data from the Young Lives study, which investigates teenage childbearing, marriage, and … 80 percent of them were married or cohabiting. Early marriage/cohabitation is indeed intrinsically related to early …

– both own education and that of parents – in delaying marriage and fertility of young women …Low female schooling attainment, early marriage and low age at first birth are major policy concerns in developing … countries. This paper jointly estimated the determinants of educational attainment, marriage age and age of first birth among …

during this period increased the share of single low-educated people and decreased their marriage rates. There is little … evidence that import competition affected fertility decisions. The results highlight the role of gains from joint consumption … in marriage formation …

– both own education and that of parents – in delaying marriage and fertility of young women …Low female schooling attainment, early marriage and low age at first birth are major policy concerns in developing … countries. This paper jointly estimated the determinants of educational attainment, marriage age and age of first birth among …

This paper investigates the impact of income shocks and bride price on early marriage in Turkey. The practice of bride … with a negative income shock. In addition, marriages precipitated by negative income shocks may present specific features … prevalence of bride price. Compared to women who experienced the same shock but lived in a province where bride price is …

This paper investigates the effect of a large economic shock on marriage and fertility choices. I exploit the 1990's … for the effect of trade exposure on fertility. There is no evidence of changes in marriage rates across regions exposed to … important driver of changes in fertility outcomes of young women. Changes in women's employment opportunities are not a mediator …

reduce marriage and fertility. Consistent with prominent sociological accounts, these shocks heighten male idleness and … manufacturing competition to test how shifts in the relative economic stature of young men versus young women affected marriage …, fertility and children's living circumstances during 1990-2014. On average, trade shocks differentially reduce employment and …