We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated … by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex compositions over others, childrenś gender affects not only the … based on the gender of the other twin. We find that the gender of the sibling influences both men and women, but in a …

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 …

western Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France and Norway. We attempt to operationalize the rush hour of life in a … them to family formation plans. The study reveals remarkably lower fertility intentions as well as substantial gender …