This paper shows that globalization has far-reaching implications for the economy's fertility rate and family structure … competition lead to a shift towards family, with more parental leave and higher fertility as well as more marriages and fewer …−if the worker is a woman. The female biological clock−low fertility beyond the early forties−is central to this gender …

reduce marriage and fertility. Consistent with prominent sociological accounts, these shocks heighten male idleness and … manufacturing competition to test how shifts in the relative economic stature of young men versus young women affected marriage …, fertility and children's living circumstances during 1990-2014. On average, trade shocks differentially reduce employment and …

reduce marriage and fertility. Consistent with prominent sociological accounts, these shocks heighten male idleness and … manufacturing competition to test how shifts in the relative economic stature of young men versus young women affected marriage …, fertility and children's living circumstances during 1990-2014. On average, trade shocks differentially reduce employment and …

This paper investigates the effect of a large economic shock on marriage and fertility choices. I exploit the 1990's … for the effect of trade exposure on fertility. There is no evidence of changes in marriage rates across regions exposed to … important driver of changes in fertility outcomes of young women. Changes in women's employment opportunities are not a mediator …

This paper shows that globalization has far-reaching implications for the economy’s fertility rate and family structure … competition lead to a shift towards family, with more parental leave and higher fertility as well as more marriages and fewer …–if the worker is a woman. The female biological clock–low fertility beyond the early forties–is central to this gender …

This paper investigates the effect of a large economic shock on marriage and fertility choices. I exploit the 1990's … not a mediator for the e ect of trade exposure on fertility. There is no evidence of changes in marriage rates across … men is an important driver of changes in fertility outcomes of young women. Changes in women's employment opportunities is …

This paper investigates the effect of a large economic shock on marriage and fertility choices. I exploit the 1990's … for the effect of trade exposure on fertility. There is no evidence of changes in marriage rates across regions exposed to … important driver of changes in fertility outcomes of young women. Changes in women's employment opportunities are not a mediator …

This study comprehensively examines export tariff liberalization’s influence on women’s marital and fertility decisions … that export tariff cuts significantly lower women’s marriage rates, delay their marriage, and reduce the number of children …