This paper analyzes the effects of job displacement on fertility using Finnish longitudinal employer-employee data … channels through which job loss affects fertility we examine also the effect on earnings, employment and divorce. The results … show that woman’s own job loss decreases fertility mainly for highly educated women. For every 100 displaced females there …

This study explored how social pressure related to parental preference for the sex of their children affects fertility … for the post-war generation. Results suggest that social pressure related to giving birth to a son led to high fertility … in the pre-war generation; however, fertility was not influenced by social pressure in the post-war generation. This was …

This study explored how social pressure related to parental preference for the sex of their children affects fertility … related to giving birth to a son led to high fertility in the pre-war generation; however, fertility was not influenced by …

participation is responsible for the fall in fertility. On the contrary, the instability of women’s work status (i.e. having …

This study explored how social pressure related to parental preference for the sex of their children affects fertility … for the post-war generation. Results suggest that social pressure related to giving birth to a son led to high fertility … in the pre-war generation; however, fertility was not influenced by social pressure in the post-war generation. …

how polygyny affects individual and aggregate fertility. We find that an attractive woman is more likely to find a high … is not too strong. However, the societal practice of polygyny increases aggregate fertility through two distinct channels …: (1) by increasing the number of marriages; and (2) by triggering fertility contagion: a woman, whether involved in a …

This paper estimates the impact of schooling on the timing of marriage and early fertility using the 2003 Turkish … schooling on marriage and early fertility persists beyond the completion of compulsory schooling for an important duration. In …