first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in … fertility decisions appears to have been outweighed by factors such as cost concerns in raising girls or increased female …

first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in … fertility decisions appears to have been outweighed by factors such as cost concerns in raising girls or increased female …

examined using the Current Population Surveys) having a girl has a more positive effect on fertility for those whose source … headship and raised fertility. In light of the substantial increase in immigration, we examine this question separately for … immigrants and natives. Among the population in the aggregate, as well as among the native-born separately, consistent with Dahl …

The aim of this paper is to gain more insight on the drivers behind geographical variations in family sizes by pointing … fertility behavior are influenced by their social context where immediate neighborhoods and neighbors may play a significant … fertility preferences. Using detailed geo-data from Norwegian administrative registers to locate couples in flexible ego …

. It discusses some of the data and methodological challenges to estimating trends in family formation and union … dissolution as well as fertility among immigrants, and examines the evidence collected from the main studies in the area. The … literature on immigrant family formation is diverse but perhaps the key findings highlighted in this chapter are that outcomes …

We discuss some of the data and methodological challenges to estimating trends in family formation and union … dissolution as well as fertility among immigrants, and examine the evidence collected from the main studies in the area. With … regard to marriage we focus on the determinants of intermarriage, the stability of these unions, and the timing of union …

. It discusses some of the data and methodological challenges to estimating trends in family formation and union … dissolution as well as fertility among immigrants, and examines the evidence collected from the main studies in the area ….The literature on immigrant family formation is diverse but perhaps the key findings highlighted in this chapter are that outcomes …

hand, there is no significant and robust relationship between the fertility rate and a country's pro-fertility or family …There have been significant changes in both the fertility rates and fertility perception since 1970s. In this paper, we … examine the relationship between government policies towards fertility and the fertility trends. Total fertility rate, defined …

Scholars have been examining the relationship between fertility and unemployment for more than a century. Most studies … find that fertility falls with unemployment in the short run, but it is not known whether these negative effects persist … period 1975 to 2010, we analyze both the short and long-run effects of unemployment on fertility. We follow fixed cohorts of …

become mothers and of women eventually attaining a completed fertility of zero. We document that these groups' satisfaction … be associated with substantial positive satisfaction gains. -- Happiness ; subjective well-being ; children ; fertility …