Decisions concerning marriage, fertility, participation, and the education of children are explained using a two …, availability of quasi-marriages such as PACS in France, and civil partnership in the UK), (ii) legislation concerning the …, and (iv) length and effective enforcement of compulsory education. The predictions are consistent with two empirical …

on her child's secondary education in Mexico and find that the children of Mexican mothers with greater autonomy in … autonomy and welfare outcomes. We argue that omitted variables that may drive education and autonomy are likely to be … autonomy effect is weaker and non-existent for older children and for girls suggesting that gender-directed conditional cash …

national origin and ethnicity, and on experimental as well as survey evidence collected in France, puts this syllogism to a … test. Our data show that Muslim and Christian gender norms are as postulated. However, the correlations between Muslim vs …. Christian immigrants and the channels purported to link in-group gender norms to economic progress are weak and inconsistent …

evidence on how education shapes family choices across the life cycle. We study the effect of educational attainment on family … education in Finland. At both margins, admission to further education increases the probability that women form families - i … attractive as potential partners. The positive effects on female fertility may be attributed to education improving the …

hand, has a negative effect on children's education. Further, the estimated impact of mother's program participation is …

experience. The results point to a statistically significant positive effect of paternal U.S. migration on education for girls …