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. …

incomes and fertility for college graduates in the United States. Female income is likely endogenous to fertility, and … procedure to estimate two-sided bounds for the effect of female income on fertility. The effect of female income on fertility is …Fertility rates have fallen below replacement levels in many economies. We examine the relationship between female …