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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 …
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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 …
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headship and raised fertility. In light of the substantial increase in immigration, we examine this question separately for … lower fertility. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference among natives in their fertility decisions …, we do find a positive fertility effect, suggesting son preference in fertility among this group. This interpretation is …
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Since the 1970s almost all states have introduced a form of joint custody after divorce. We analyze the causal effect of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different timing of reforms across states and the control group of...
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administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0-7.8% of the overall fertility decline until …
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administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0-7.8% of the overall fertility decline until …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014275980
administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0 7.8% of the overall fertility decline until …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014350643
Higher birth order positions are often associated with poorer outcomes, possibly due to fewer resources received within the household. Using a sample of PSID-CDS children, we investigate whether the birth order effects in their outcomes are due to unequal allocation of the particular resource...
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This paper investigates the effect of education on fertility under inflexible labor market conditions. We exploit … countries, we find that increased education causally reduces completed fertility. This negative effect operates through a … particularly high opportunity costs of child-rearing in Germany. -- fertility ; education ; childlessness ; timing of births …
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. In contrast to studies for other developed countries, we find a significant negative effect of education on fertility … the particularly high opportunity costs of child-rearing in Germany. -- fertility ; education ; timing of births …This study analyzes the effect of education on the number of children, childlessness, and the timing of births.We use …
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