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 …

fertility effects of peo- ple getting the virus may be minor, the impact of delayed marriages due to the first preventive …- ousness should accentuate this fertility effect. The net fertility impact of the Covid-19 outbreak would ultimately depend not …

We present a dynamic lifecycle model of women's choices with respect to partnership status, labour supply and fertility … uncertainty about a partner's abusive type creates incentives for women to delay fertility, reduce fertility overall, divorce more … and subsidized childcare fail to do so because they encourage early fertility. Income support also leads to less …

implies that estimates of impacts of fertility on parental investments and on women's labour supply that use twin births to … instrument fertility will tend to be downward biased. This is pertinent given the emerging consensus that these relationships are …

We first document three stylized facts about marriage and fertility in East Asian societies: They have the highest … marriage rates in the world, but the lowest total fertility; they have the lowest total fertility, but almost all married women … unequal gender division of childcare significantly contributes to the low fertility of South Korea, and its effect varies …

conservative areas were more likely to delay fertility/marriage and to accumulate human capital in the long run. We then show how …

development. The leave policies can also influence women's fertility choices, as well as household specialization and husbands …

fertility rates among young women aged 15-34 years. We exploit the fact that countrywide tariff reductions varied across … reduced fertility rate mostly in rural areas. …

evidence that import competition affected fertility decisions. The results highlight the role of gains from joint consumption …