first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … significantly so). Further, gender inequity in source countries is associated with son preference in fertility among immigrants. For … immigrants from source countries with less gender equity. Finally, we find no evidence of sex selection for the general …

first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … significantly so). Further, gender inequity in source countries is associated with son preference in fertility among immigrants. For … immigrants from source countries with less gender equity. Finally, we find no evidence of sex selection for the general …

reversal of the gender gap in college attendance beginning in the 1980s (Goldin, Katz and Kuziemko 2006), making girls more … countries have lower values of the World Economic Forum's Gender Equity Index, or lower female labor force participation rates …

. Considerable evidence is found that immigrant source country gender roles influence immigrant and second generation women …

find considerable evidence that immigrant source country gender roles influence immigrant and second generation women …

find considerable evidence that immigrant source country gender roles influence immigrant and second generation women …

when we control for wage offers and family formation decisions, as well as when we control for the emigration rate from the … supply, a result that suggests that the female findings reflect notions of gender roles rather than overall work orientation …. Findings for another indicator of traditional gender roles, source country fertility rates, are broadly similar, with …

fertility, human capital and work orientation of immigrants to their US-born children. We find that second-generation women … schooling and labor supply, although fertility effects show more persistence. -- Immigration ; second generation ; gender …

fertility, human capital and work orientation of immigrants to their US-born children. We find that second-generation women …