marriage when the sex of the child is known before birth, and fertility stopping rules. We document that parents with girls are … likely to be married at delivery. When we turn to fertility, we find that in families with at least two children, the …

agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are … low-fertility countries women are much more likely than men to be opposed to having another child. We account for this … mothers and fathers is a key determinant of fertility. The model implies that fertility is highly responsive to targeted …

dimensions, exploring in detail the role of fertility, and possibly divorce in the integration process. We exploit rich …, identifying marital selection and fertility choices as fundamental socialization mechanisms. The estimated cultural intolerance of …, as well as fertility and homogamy rates, slow-down the cultural integration of some immigrant ethnic minorities …