fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a … significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of positive assortative mating; (v) more children …

of household specialization, shocks to male relative stature reduce marriage and fertility. Consistent with sociological … 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 …

does not impact full-time employment after age 50 but is positively associated with investment in education post marriage …. These women invest more in their own human capital within marriage, which might insure them against increases in exogenous …

In this paper, we investigate the effect of federal welfare reform on the employment, hours of work and marriage rates … effect on native- and foreign-born citizens' marriage decisions. TANF was associated with a decrease in the marriage rates of …

affects fertility in China. China has deep concerns with both population size and female employment, so the relationship … prospects affect fertility. Then a well-validated instrumental variable isolates this effect. Female employment reduces a …