first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in … fertility decisions appears to have been outweighed by factors such as cost concerns in raising girls or increased female …

first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in … fertility decisions appears to have been outweighed by factors such as cost concerns in raising girls or increased female …

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 …, we do find a positive fertility effect, suggesting son preference in fertility among this group. This interpretation is …

For years, anecdotal evidence has suggested increased fertility rates resulting from catastrophic events in an area. In … this paper, we measure this fertility effect using storm advisory data and fertility data for the Atlantic and Gulf Coast … fertility effect and that high-severity advisories have a significant negative fertility effect. As the type of advisory goes …

This paper tests for the long-term and short-term relationships between fertility and relative cohort size for the … in studies of human fertility both in the short run and in the long-run for the United States. In addition, our results …