persistence in health inequality across generations into pre-birth and post-birth components. We use three sets of measures for … health outcomes in the second generation: mortality, measures based on data on hospitalization and, finally, measures using … intergenerational persistence in health is attributable to the biological parents. …

This paper investigates the relationship between parental health shocks and fertility decisions in China, utilizing a … longitudinal dataset of Chinese households. We find that parental health shocks significantly delay the reproductive age and … selection bias. Our research provides insights into the dynamic impact of parental health shocks on fertility decisions. These …

We investigate the intergenerational effect of parental health shocks on the fertility choices of adult children in … China. By using a comprehensive longitudinal dataset of Chinese households, severe and unexpected health shocks to parents … traditional health shock studies, we employ two matching methodologies: Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM) and Propensity Score …