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 …

—to study the causal effect of C-sections on child health and on the health, fertility and labor market responses for mothers … impact on maternal health, future fertility or maternal labor market outcomes. …

involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the … divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family …

formation and potentially affecting marriage and fertility outcomes. I study the implications of the female advantage in …-form relationship between marriage market exposure to the reform and marriage and fertility outcomes. The results show that in marriage … education on family formation through changes in the marriage market. My empirical strategy exploits the gradual implementation …