the household. Using a sample of PSID-CDS children, we investigate whether the birth order effects in their outcomes are …

respond to children's endowments and to differences in endowments among siblings? Parental investment decisions depend both on … parental preferences regarding inequality in the distribution of their children's quality and on how costly it is for parents … to add to their children's quality by investing in their human capital (or the price effect). Our empirical strategy …

Sex ratios, i.e., relative numbers of men and women, can affect marriage prospects, labor force participation, and … experiment to study the effect of sex ratios on the children and grandchildren of immigrants. The flow of immigrants affected the … second generation marriage market because second generation marriages were mostly endogamous, i.e., to members of the same …

Sex ratios, i.e., relative numbers of men and women, can affect marriage prospects, labor force participation, and … experiment to study the effect of sex ratios on the children and grandchildren of immigrants. The flow of immigrants affected the … second generation marriage market because second generation marriages were mostly endogamous, i.e., to members of the same …

Payments at the time of marriage, which are ubiquitous in developing countries, can be substantial enough to impoverish … prompted legislation against them in several jurisdictions. Marriage payments are often a substitute for investment in female …

Can Eastern European families most severely impoverished during the transition to capitalism rely on private family … safety nets? This question is likely critical for the transition's success, but little is known about family networks in … of the income gap left by unemployment. But we also find evidence from 1992 data that family networks weakened somewhat …

We investigate the impact of male-female conflict over gender norms on marital outcomes. As marriage requires mutual … without gender norm conflict. Finally, we predict that in the presence of gender norm conflict, high-skilled individuals may … with similar gender norms will face a lower chance of marrying. Even if two parties marry despite a difference in gender …