Hazan, Moshe; Weiss, David; Zoabi, Hosny - 2022
How does women's empowerment affect fertility and children’s education? In a dramatic revolution, U.S. states gave … identities were subsumed (or covered) by their husbands. We show that granting women economic rights led to less fertility and …. Quantitatively, women's empowerment can account for 15% (20%) of the decline (increase) in fertility (education) during the U …