This paper presents novel causal evidence on the effects of pro-natalist cash transfers on fertility, sex ratio at … total fertility rate in 2015 would have been 4.7% lower without the cash transfers. Surprisingly, the cash transfers had an …

first child raised fertility and increased the probability that the family was living without a father. We find that for our … significantly so). Further, gender inequity in source countries is associated with son preference in fertility among immigrants. For … associated with lower fertility, particularly for natives. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference in …

on the United States and find that in regions that were more exposed to robots, gender gaps in income and labor force …. 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. …

This paper examines the causal effects of a major change in the German parental leave benefits on fertility. I use the …

We study the design of a fair family policy in an economy where parenthood is regarded either as desirable or as … undesirable, and where there is imperfect fertility control, leading to involuntary childlessness/parenthood. Using an equivalent … consumption approach in the consumption-fertility space, we first show that the identification of the worst-off individuals is not …

“modern” double-earner households using market child care. Family policies may favour either the one or the other group, like …

administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0-7.8% of the overall fertility decline until …

imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant …