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Population and Development Review, Volume 52, Issue 2, Page 478-518, June 2026.Abstract On the one hand, higher education can encourage childbearing through the income effect. On the other hand, it also raises opportunity costs, potentially reducing fertility through the substitution effect. Although the traditionally negative association between education and fertility has been attributed to these costs, recent findings suggest ...
Victor A. Leocádio +2 more
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Socio-economic homogamy and its effects on the stability of cohabiting unions
Finnish Yearbook of Population Research, 2015 The tendency towards socio-economic homogamy – partner similarity in terms of socio-economic status – is of great interest to social scientists, for two reasons.
Elina Mäenpää
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Trends in interracial unions in Brazil between 2002 and 2022: anything new? [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Estudos de PopulaçãoUsing data from the Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios for the years 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2022, this study analyzes the overall patterns of interracial unions in Brazil, considering regional differences and educational distance between ...
Maria Carolina Tomás
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Assortative Matching on Income
Econometrica, Volume 94, Issue 3, Page 957-989, May 2026.We analyze marital matching on income using an extremely rich Dutch data set containing all income tax files over seven years. We develop a novel methodology that directly extends previous contributions to allow for highly flexible matching patterns. Investigating all marriages that took place between 2013 and 2019, we find that marital patterns are ...
Pierre‐André Chiappori +3 more
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The Heterogeneous Impact of Children on Maternal Employment: Evidence From East and West Germany
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 339-358, April 2026.ABSTRACT This study investigates the causal effect of fertility on female labour market outcomes in East and West Germany. We use twin births as an exogenous variation for family size. Our results suggest a negative relationship between the number of children and maternal labour market outcomes.
Johannes Köckeis, Sven Stöwhase
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Demographic Research, 2017 Background: In modern, highly developed countries the association between education and fertility seems to be equivocal: A negative influence of education mainly applies to women, while among men the correlation is often positive or negligible.
Beata Osiewalska
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Gender &History, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 307-326, March 2026.Abstract This article uses rare and detailed data on matriculants to the University of Oxford during the middle decades of the twentieth century as a prism through which to consider gendered processes of recruitment to elite institutions. The article makes four key claims. First, the broader shifts in middle‐class women's labour market participation in
Eve Worth, Naomi Muggleton, Aaron Reeves
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The Complexity of Multidimensional Learning in Agriculture
Econometrica, Volume 94, Issue 2, Page 465-503, March 2026.Studies on agricultural technology adoption often focus on one input, practice, or package, which is analytically useful, but may overlook the complexities involved with multidimensional learning needed for a lot of agricultural decisions. In Kenya, we study farmers' dynamic learning (from oneself and others) and adoption decisions over six seasons ...
Rachid Laajaj, Karen Macours
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Gender Differences in the Timing and Chances of Parenthood Across Regions
Population, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT An increasing number of studies have examined fertility variation at the regional level within countries, but this research has largely focused on women. As a result, our knowledge of regional variation in male fertility remains limited. The current study addresses this research gap by examining how the timing and chances of parenthood vary ...
Jessica Nisén +3 more
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Health EquityIntroduction: Promoting healthy dietary patterns among older adults is a crucial strategy for mitigating health equity disparities. As a key social determinant, educational assortative marriage (EAM) profoundly shapes health behaviors in later life via ...
Boshu Mao
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