Instrumental variables (IVs) are commonly used to estimate the effects of some treatments. A
valid IV should be as good as randomly assigned, it should not have a direct effect on the …

In this paper we analyze the role of expected labor and marriage market returns as
determinants of the college enrollment decisions of Mexican high school graduates …

We use a population survey of the Chinese adult population—2010 Chinese Family Panel
Studies (CFPS) modeled after the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. We find that being the …

This paper investigates the effect of the differential pecuniary costs of sons and daughters on
fertility decisions. The focus is on dowries in India, which increase the economic returns to …

We study the short‐run and long‐run economic impact of one of the largest losses that an
individual can face; the death of a child. We utilise unique registers on the entire Swedish …

South Korea was among the first countries to report both an abnormally high sex ratio at
birth (SRB) and its subsequent normalization. We examine the role of son preference in …

This paper investigates the effects of an early childhood intervention in Germany that begins
prenatally and continues until the child's second birthday. The intervention consists of home …

Maternal desire for children of a particular sex has important implications for the well-being
of household members. A simple theoretical model predicts that when a child is born of their …

We evaluate the long-term impact of treating maternal depression on women's financial
empowerment and parenting decisions. We leverage experimental variation induced by a …

The quantity-quality trade-off is one important motivation for the family planning policies in
many developing countries. In this paper, we examine the effect of number of siblings on …