mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and … fetuses. This paper examines the impacts of this on girl relative to boy mortality rates after birth, using data from 1973 … shrinking of the gap between actual and desired fertility. Heterogeneity in fertility responses suggests a shift in the …

income. These results are consistent with the existence of a double burden from child rearing and working on mothers’ health. …We document increased old-age mortality rates among Swedish twin mothers compared to non-twin mothers. Results are … fertility in the cohorts of older women considered. Deaths due to lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart …