Using data from the 1970 and 1980 Censuses, we examined the fertility of immigrant women from the Middle East, Asia …, Latin America and the Caribbean where fertility rates averaged in excess of 5.5 children per women during the period of … immigration to the U.S. Perhaps the most interesting finding of this study is that immigrants from these on average high fertility …

dissolution as well as fertility among immigrants, and examine the evidence collected from the main studies in the area. With … formation. Marriage propensities are embedded in the cultural background of migrants and, hence, the capacity to form and … review a set of mechanisms that may explain the fertility behavior of first-generation immigrants—namely selection …

I show how the influences of unskilled immigration, differential fertility between immigrants and the local indigenous … transfers. For the economy at large, high-fertility unskilled immigrants and a low-fertility indigenous population result in …

issues, including female labor force participation, fertility, labor market regulation, redistribution, growth, and financial …

issues, including female labor force participaiton, fertility, labor market regulation, redistribution, growth, and financial …

In this paper we examine the fertility experience of immigrants during their first years in Canada. Fertility decisions … in births during this initial period compared to both similar natives and migrants themselves during the two years before …

Hispanic origin, altered their fertility decisions in response to the legislation. In addition, they increased their labor …