decisions for four levels of labor market involvement and fertility decisions are jointly modeled. We allow decisions to be …

This paper applies the theory of relational contracts to a model in which a couple decides whether to marry or cohabit … among the decisions on marriage, fertility and divorce. …

Low fertility rates are a cause of social concern in many developed countries, with growing youth unemployment often … being considered a primary cause. However, economic theory is not conclusive about whether deterioration in youth employment … prospects actually discourages family formation or for how long the effect might persist. In addition, recessions can affect the …

The nineteenth-century American family experienced tremendous demographic, economic, and institutional changes. By … using birth order effects as a proxy for family environment, and linked census data on men born between 1835 and 1910, we … study how the family's role in human capital production evolved over this period. We find firstborn premiums for …

The nineteenth-century American family experienced tremendous demographic, economic, and institutional changes. By … using birth order effects as a proxy for family environment, and linked census data on men born between 1835 and 1910, we … study how the family's role in human capital production evolved over this period. We find firstborn premiums for …

Childhood disability has enormous impacts on family members. Limited by data, previous literature faces challenges in … palsy (CP). We exploit its unexpected nature and our rich data to investigate a wide variety of impacts on family members … study various outcomes, including parents' labor supply, mental health, marital status, and fertility. We find that having a …