In this survey, we argue that the economic analysis of fertility has entered a new era. First-
generation models of fertility choice were designed to account for two empirical regularities …

Purpose International students are highly vulnerable to the risk of mental health worsening
before and during the pandemic (COVID-19). This study investigated international students' …

Using weekly variation from April 23 to June 23 2020, we exploit the surge in unemployment
over the coronavirus pandemic to identify the effects on mental health outcomes and the role …

Using comparable data for 24 countries since the 1970s, we document gender convergence
in schooling, employment and earnings, marriage delay, and the accompanying decline in …

Drawing upon an exhaustive administrative dataset on French households, this paper
presents new findings on the effects of divorce on living standards and labor supply for both …

Does easier divorce affect who marries whom? I exploit time variation in the adoption of
unilateral divorce across the United States and show that it increases assortative matching …

The extent to which individuals commit to their partner for life has important implications.
This paper develops a life-cycle collective model of the household, through which it …

In many countries, divorce law mandates post-marital maintenance payments (child support
and alimony) to insure the lower earner in married couples against financial losses upon …

Over the last century, resource allocations within families changed significantly, as did
marriage matching patterns. College-educated women became more likely to marry (and, to …

An institutional perspective emphasizes the fact that behavior is shaped by rules that
humans superimpose on their economic environment. In the context of the family, such rules …