mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and … shrinking of the gap between actual and desired fertility. Heterogeneity in fertility responses suggests a shift in the …

effects on women's wellbeing. We analyse the consequences of sterilization on maternal health. To do so, we take advantage of …One-third of married women are sterilized in India. This is largely due to family planning programs that put a strong … son preference and women are more likely to be sterilized when their first-born is male. Second, Indian households face …

fertility and labor supply, supporting women's overall health. …We present a dynamic life-cycle model of women's labor supply, marriage, and fertility choices that explicitly … forms of health on other life dynamics, with better mental health having stronger impacts on marriage and fertility outcomes …

Family planning is a critical issue in countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, where high fertility rates … postpartum abstinence as a means to protect child health, while aligning with anthropological evidence documenting its adoption …

better self-rated health in Western German mothers and fathers aged 50+, but its relationship with Eastern German women … biosocial pathways playing an important role in shaping the fertility-health-nexus. Specifically, the Western German "male … "normative" life course track supposedly had adverse effects on women's health in West Germany. …