women have at least 0.43 fewer children than average- or plain-looking women when controlling for other factors. The … negative impact seems to operate by altering bargaining power within the family and the opportunity cost of having children …, but not through the quantity-quality interaction of children. For other outcomes, wives' good looks reduce the probability …

This paper tests the effects of fertility on household structure and parental labor supply in rural China. To solve the … endogeneity problem, we use a unique survey on households with twin children and a comparison group of non-twin households. The …

-2008. Using data from the Flow of Funds Accounts (FFA) and Urban Household Surveys (UHS) supplemented by the findings from … household sectors. Although the causes of China's high saving are complex, we suggest that the evolving economic, demographic … national saving in the foreseeable future. -- aggregate saving ; international comparison ; household behavior ; demographic …