Why do some men father children outside of marriage but not provide support? Why are some single women willing to have … children outside of marriage when they receive little or no support from unmarried fathers? Why is this behavior especially …, employment, fertility, and child support. We consider the extent to which low earnings and a shortage of single men relative to …

also an increase in both divorce and cohabitation and a decline - albeit non-significant - in the number of marriages …. While there was no change in the overall fertility rate, marital fertility declined, and there was an increase in nonmarital … relative prospects of men may reduce their marriage-market value and affect marital and fertility behavior. …

regions affected by intense robot penetration experienced a decrease in new marriages, and an increase in both divorce and … cohabitation. While there was no change in overall fertility rate, marital fertility declined, and there was an increase in out …

children can amplify existing inequalities across generations. Third, inequality can exist even within families, and the …

individuals are not co-resident, I examine households in which the father migrates without his spouse and children. Results from …

In order to credibly "sell" legitimate children to their spouse, women must forego more attractive mating opportunities …

In order to credibly "sell" legitimate children to their spouse, women must forego more attractive mating opportunities …

Twin births are often used to instrument fertility to address (negative) selection of women into fertility. However …, twin-IV estimates will tend to be upward biased. This is pertinent given the emerging consensus that fertility has limited … impacts on women's labour supply, or on investments in children. Using data for developing countries and the United States, we …