, but most of this literature has focused on the consequences of high fertility. The impact of family size in a low-fertility …-replacement fertility levels. Set in China between 2010 and 2016, this study examines whether an increase in family size reduces parental …A large body of research has examined the relationship between family size and child well-being in developing countries …

Children early in the birth order get more parental care than later children. Does this significantly affect their life …

We investigate the intergenerational effect of parental health shocks on the fertility choices of adult children in … fertility decisions for the first, second and third child among adult children. The economic constraints inferred from this … study have notable implications on the reduced fertility behavior of adult children, thereby affecting their entire …

children choosing self-employment as a way of balancing work and family commitments. This paper studies the relationship … between children and female self-employment in a country with family friendly policies and a generous welfare system: Sweden …Previous studies, mostly from Anglo-Saxon countries, find a positive correlation between the presence of young children …

the household is also affected as subsequent fertility is lower and partnership dissolution is more common. Finally … help from government transfers and lower cost associated with having fewer other children, or due to a stronger savings …

Custody laws governing living arrangements for children following their parents' divorce have changed dramatically … consequences of joint custody laws for families in such areas as family formation, labor force participation, suicide, domestic …

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 …