There is an extensive theoretical literature that postulates a trade-off between child quantity
and quality within a family. However, there is little causal evidence that speaks to this theory …

Economic and rational‐choice theories suggest that individuals form unions or have children
because these decisions increase their subjective well‐being or “happiness.” We investigate …

The prevalence of son preference and its implications for family behaviour in developing
countries have received a great deal of scholarly attention, but child-gender bias is believed …

The rise in the divorce rate over the past 40 years is one of the fundamental changes in
American society. A substantial number of women and children now spend some fraction of …

A growing body of research indicates that low socioeconomic status in early hood sets the
stage for increasing disadvantages in both health and education over the child's life course …

This paper documents some distinct and surprising patterns of specialization among new
parents in the NLSY79. Child gender has significant effects on the labor supply of both …

Recent research in family economics emphasizes the interdependence of men's decisions
about work and family, and should prompt a reconsideration of the standard practice in labor …

There is an extensive theoretical literature that postulates a trade-off between child quantity
and quality within a family. However, there is little causal evidence that speaks to this theory …

Content analysis of birth announcements was used as a method to investigate parental
preference for the sex of newborns in Canada. The expression of positive affect (happiness …

We find a strong association between family status and labor market outcomes for recent
cohorts of West German men in the German Socio-Economic Panel. Living with a partner …