This paper explores the role of the birth control pill on divorce. To identify its effect, we use a quasi experiment … US. Results suggest that banning the sales of oral contraceptive methods has a negative impact on divorce. These findings … the state level. Additional analysis, developed to examine whether the impact of subsequent divorce law reforms on divorce …

and services. To reduce child marriage, which has long-run negative effects on the development of children, policymakers …

effect on brideprices is found predominantly in natal families characterized by low education, fewer number of children, and …

exogenous instruments of fertility. The results show strong impact of children on preventing old parents from strenuous works at …This study provides the first empirical evidence of the causal impact of fertility outcomes on old-age labor supply, by …

phases of childhood and early adolescence. Our results indicate that children born to early mothers are shorter for their age …

the household is located in a former West or East German federal state. Married couples and couples with children are … closer to the acceptance of the hypothesis than unmarried couples without children. …