This paper tests the effects of fertility on household structure and parental labor supply in rural China. To solve the … ordinary least squares estimates show a negative correlation between fertility and parental labor supply. Using twinning as a … natural experiment, we do not find evidence on the negative effects of fertility on parental labor supply. By contrast, we …

China Labor-force Dynamics Survey to investigate the association between community-level peer effects and fertility …Despite empirical evidence that individuals form their fertility preferences by observing social norms and interactions … fertility reduces the preference of wanting only one child by 14.3%, whereas it increases the probability of preferring three …