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The causal effect of the great recession on childlessness of white American women
Comolli, Chiara Ludovica; Bernardi, Fabrizio - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-24
Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic … the analysis on two datasets: the American Community Survey and the Fertility Supplement of the Current Population Survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011603351
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The causal effect of the great recession on childlessness of white American women
Comolli, Chiara Ludovica; Bernardi, Fabrizio - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-24
Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic … the analysis on two datasets: the American Community Survey and the Fertility Supplement of the Current Population Survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011428605
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The reproductive context of cohabitation in comparative perspective
Sweeney, Megan; Castro-Martín, Teresa; Mills, Melinda - In: Demographic Research 32 (2015) 5, pp. 147-182
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011118614
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Labour supply and labour force participation in Europe : a discussion of some recent developments and projections
Chagny, Odile; Döpke, Jörg; Plane, Mathieu; Schmidt, … - 2001
The prospects for labour supply in Europe are considered. The analysis begins with a so-called labour market balance covering the development on an aggregate level. Estimations to shed light on the relation between unemployment and labour force participation are given in the second part of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011473881
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Is there still son preference in the United States?
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Brummund, Peter; … - 2017
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731996
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The US Productivity Slowdown, the Baby Boom and Management Quality
Feyrer, James - 2009
This paper examines whether management changes caused by the entry of the baby boom into the workforce explain the US productivity slowdown in the 1970s and resurgence in the 1990s. Lucas (78) suggests that the quality of managers plays a significant role in determining output. If there is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012718254
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Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States
Lehrer, Evelyn L. - 2021
and dissolution, fertility, female time allocation, education, wages, and wealth. Using a theoretical framework based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318921
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The U.S. Demographic Transition
Greenwood, Jeremy; Seshadri, Ananth - 2007
Between 1800 and 1940 the U.S. went through a dramatic demographic transition. In 1800 the average woman had 7 children, and 94 percent of the population lived in rural areas. By 1940 the average woman birthed just 2 kids, and only 43 percent of populace lived in the country. The question is:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014120959
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The U.S. Demographic Transition
Greenwood, Jeremy; Seshadri, Ananth - 2002
Between 1800 and 1940 the U.S. went through a dramatic demographic transition. In 1800 the average woman had 7 children, and 94 percent of the population lived in rural areas. By 1940 the average woman birthed just 2 kids, and only 43 percent of populace lived in the country. The question is:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014120579
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Matching with a handicap : the case of smoking in the marriage market
Chiappori, Pierre-André; Oreffice, Sonia; … - 2010
, there being more smoking men than smoking women for all education levels, so that smoking women and non-smoking men are in … education among couples with identical smoking habits. Among non-smoking wives those with smoking husbands have on average 0 ….14 fewer years of completed education than those with non-smoking husbands. Finally, and somewhat counterintuitively, we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009314277