Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic … the analysis on two datasets: the American Community Survey and the Fertility Supplement of the Current Population Survey …

decisions and intergenerational transfers are governed by self-enforcing family constitutions. We then show that first and …

offending rates five years prior to and after five different family-related transitions. Leading criminological theories predict …. The last decades' major changes in family patterns warrant a re-examination of the marriage effect. We argue that marriage …, cohabitation, and fatherhood all are important aspects of the family formation process. We find some support for the hypothesis …

research identified substantial variation of wealth levels between different family types with children from single …, inequality between children from single-parent families is higher than for other family types and this inequality can only partly …

In this study we provide a new examination of the incentive effects of welfare rules on family structure. Focusing on … family is treated. In an empirical analysis conducted over the period 1996 to 2004 that correctly matches family structure … outcomes to welfare rules, we find significant effects of several welfare policies on family structure, both work …

Since the onset of democracy in 1975, both total fertility and Mass attendance rates in Spain have dropped dramatically …. I use the 1985 and 1999 Spanish Fertility Surveys to study whether the significance of religion in fertility behavior … – both in family size and in the spacing of births – has changed. While in the 1985 SFS family size was similar among …

The Nordic countries have remarkably high participation rates of mothers and a moderate decrease of fertility rates … family friendly policies chosen in the Nordic countries are unique. The availability of generous parental leave schemes … evaluate family-friendly policies in the 'Nordic model' with respect to the two modes of child care i.e. either parental care …