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 …

marital patterns by education for men. -- marriage ; divorce ; fertility ; education …: Trends in Marriage, Divorce and Fertility,"NBER Chapters,in: Topics in Demography and the EconomyNational Bureau of Economic …This paper examines how marital and fertility patterns have changed along racial and educational lines for men and …

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 …