whether, and to what extent, does the incidence of early marriage shape the married women's perspectives on gender preference … have sharpened over time. The findings of this study underscore the role played by early marriage in altering the gender … treatment effects) and a large set of model specifications, and find significant evidence supporting the role of early marriage …

) relative to men who remain with male children. -- child gender ; fatherhood ; labor supply ; family …-invariant unobservables that affect both family and work outcomes. Child gender also matters -- a first son increases fathers' work hours by …We find a strong association between family status and labor market outcomes for recent cohorts of West German men in …

-invariant unobservables that affect both family and work outcomes. Child gender also matters - a first son increases fathers' work hours by …We find a strong association between family status and labor market outcomes for recent cohorts of West German men in … supply model reveals that men who remain with female children are strongly positively selected (in terms of their work hours …

the quantity and the quality of children. We first present the theoretical model of intra-household bargaining in the … presence of conflicting family goals within a couple, and show that male scarcity (a decrease in the male to female sex ratio …) induces an increase in the number of children, but a decrease in the quality of children. Second, using the impact of World …

Female marriage-related migration from less-developed nations to high-income ones is rapidly rising in Asia. Using a … suicidal ideation in the children with foreign-born mothers. We find that the advice of mothers (teachers) is 3.2% (5 ….1%) points more effective in reducing suicidal ideation in these children than in those with native Korean mothers. These imply …

Policy interventions that affect or are mediated through the family typically assume a behavioural response. Policy … families, depending how individuals within families behave. This paper identifies the implications of five theories of family … of the family, but also its many forms. Economic theory illustrates the capacity for well-intentioned policy to be …

Policy interventions that affect or are mediated through the family typically assume a behavioural response. Policy … families, depending how individuals within families behave. This paper identifies the implications of five theories of family … of the family, but also its many forms. Economic theory illustrates the capacity for well-intentioned policy to be …

gender gaps in the labor market, support marital stability and promote children's well-being. In this paper, I show that … children's verbal development. …

, they can affect parents' time allocation and family dynamics. This paper examines how extending the school day affects … families by focusing on marriage dissolution. We exploit the staggered adoption of a policy that extended the availability of … childcare is likely to be one of the mechanisms that relaxed restrictions to marriage dissolution. …

This essay is an updated, expanded and revised version of the second half of Divorce Rates, Marriage Rates, and the … declining marriage rates …