women. Historically, women with more education have been the least likely to marry and have children, but this marriage gap … degree relative to women with fewer years of education. However, the patterns of, and reasons for, marriage have changed …This paper examines how marital and fertility patterns have changed along racial and educational lines for men and …

new education policy reduces the probability of marriage and giving birth for teenage women substantially: the probability … effects of the education policy on the time until marriage and firstbirth persist beyond the completion of compulsory …-birth. Finally, we find that the education policy was more effective in reducing early marriage than a change in the Civil Code aimed …

new education policy reduces the probability of marriage and giving birth for teenage women substantially: the probability … effects of the education policy on the time until marriage and first-birth persist beyond the completion of compulsory …-birth. Finally, we find that the education policy was more effective in reducing early marriage than a change in the Civil Code aimed …

Decisions concerning marriage, fertility, participation, and the education of children are explained using a two … assignment of property rights over total goods and assets acquired within marriage, (iii) enforceability of bride-price contracts …, and (iv) length and effective enforcement of compulsory education. The predictions are consistent with two empirical …

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

of compulsory education from 6 to 9 years on females' education, marriage, and fertility outcomes in Thailand. Using data …Increased education affects market and non-market outcomes. This paper investigates the causal impact of the extension … their fertility to after-school years. We also document heterogeneity and show that the fertility effects are stronger for …

supply, marriage and fertility are all endogenous. Assuming preferences that are common across ethnic groups and fixed over … gender education gap, we formulate and estimate a model of individual and family decision-making where education, labor … exogenous factors: family background, labor market and marriage market constraints. Changes in parental background are a key …

attractive as potential partners. The positive effects on female fertility may be attributed to education improving the …In response to the wide-ranging consequences of falling fertility rates, governments across high-income countries are … evidence on how education shapes family choices across the life cycle. We study the effect of educational attainment on family …

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 …

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 …