first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … significantly so). Further, gender inequity in source countries is associated with son preference in fertility among immigrants. For … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in …

first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … significantly so). Further, gender inequity in source countries is associated with son preference in fertility among immigrants. For … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in …

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 … reversal of the gender gap in college attendance beginning in the 1980s (Goldin, Katz and Kuziemko 2006), making girls more …

This paper investigates the effect of education on fertility under inflexible labor market conditions. We exploit … exogenous variation from a German compulsory schooling reform to deal with the endogeneity of education. By using data from two … complementary data sets, we examine different fertility outcomes over the life cycle. In contrast to evidence for other developed …

This study analyzes the effect of education on the number of children, childlessness, and the timing of births.We use … exogenous variation from a mandatory reform of compulsory schooling in West Germany to deal with the endogeneity of schooling …. In contrast to studies for other developed countries, we find a significant negative effect of education on fertility …

This paper studies how individuals believe human capital investments will affect their future career and family life … earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive … and family expectations help explain human capital choices. …