marital patterns by education for men. -- marriage ; divorce ; fertility ; education … women. Historically, women with more education have been the least likely to marry and have children, but this marriage gap … degree relative to women with fewer years of education. However, the patterns of, and reasons for, marriage have changed …

divorce laws is greater among whites than African Americans. -- divorce laws ; fertility ; marriage … panel data of different measures of fertility and examine the change in divorce laws. Total fertility declined in states … that introduced unilateral divorce, which makes dissolution of marriage easier. Most of this effect is due to a decline of …

marriage and motherhood. -- abortion ; contraception ; fertility ; marriage … had little effect on the probabilities of entering into marriage and parenthood at a young age. In contrast, both the …

dissolution as well as fertility among immigrants, and examines the evidence collected from the main studies in the area. The … the host country. With regard to marriage we focus on the determinants of intermarriage, the stability of these unions … may explain the fertility behavior of first generation immigrants; namely, selection, disruption and adaptation. The …

earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive …

of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different … data suggest that the introduction of joint custody led to a long-run increase in marriage rates. There is no convincing … dampened the persistent downturn in marriage. Our empirical evidence is fully consistent with the supposition that these …

We study the effects of immigration on natives’ marriage, fertility, and family formation across US cities between 1910 …

Unique data from the Berea Panel Study provides new evidence about fertility outcomes before age 30 and beliefs about …, while married individuals have very accurate beliefs. Novel attractiveness measures are central for understanding fertility … beliefs and outcomes for females but not for males. Marriage is a mechanism that is relevant for understanding differences in …

higher marriage rates for women and lower for men. Land abundance favored higher fertility. The demands of childcare …

responses among higher-income individuals. Resources generate persistent increases in marriage for single men and women but do … not increase the likelihood existing marriages are preserved. Fertility is modestly accelerated by a lottery win, but … there is little effect on total fertility. Our results support a causal pathway behind differences in homeownership and …