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 …

In 1933, the German government introduced the marriage loan for newlyweds, a policy aimed at increasing marriages and …

presence of conflicting family goals within a couple, and show that male scarcity (a decrease in the male to female sex ratio … sex ratio in World War II contributed to a lower decline in fertility and child mortality rates in postwar Japan. In … particular, the fertility rate would have fallen by an additional 12% and the child mortality rate by an additional 13% between …

In this study, we consider the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on family formation and dissolution. We use national … findings indicate that over March through December of 2020, marriage rates declined by 54% and divorce rates by 43%. By the end … of 2020, divorce rates recover back to baseline levels, but marriage rates remain 30% below the 2017-2019 baseline level …

evidence that a shock in fertility has a cost for a family as a whole. Mothers are more likely to live under less stable family …Using multiple births as an Instrumental Variable (IV) for family size and data for 43 developing countries, I find … fertility comes from those countries with lower level of development …

project, based on the data of the Chinese population censuses of 1982 and 2000, we employ a two-stage procedure to take into …

project, based on the data of the Chinese population censuses of 1982 and 2000, we employ a two-stage procedure to take into …

consequences of joint custody laws for families in such areas as family formation, labor force participation, suicide, domestic …