out the role of neighborhoods and neighbors for two-child couples' transitions to third births. Couples' decisions about … family size of neighbors is positively related to each other. That is, the likelihood that two-child couples have a third … child increases with the share of families with three or more children in the neighborhood. This relationship remains …

falling family size contributed significantly to improving child health between 1886 and 1938. Between 1906 and 1938 these …

falling family size contributed significantly to improving child health between 1886 and 1938. Between 1906 and 1938 these …

their mothers may be less mature, have fewer financial resources when the child is young, and may partner with fathers of … ages. Our evidence suggests that the causal effect of being a child of a teen mother is much smaller than that implied by … negative selection of fathers of children born to teen mothers plays an important role in producing inferior child outcomes …

reduced the likelihood that program beneficiaries would have a child due to better labor market opportunities for women and …