This article reviews research on the effects of economic recessions on fertility in the
developed world. We study how economic downturns, as measured by various indicators …

Scholars argue that gender culture, understood as a set of beliefs, norms, and social
expectations defining masculinities and femininities, plays an important role in shaping …

We investigate whether an increase in the potential earnings of men leads to an increase in
marriage and a reduction in nonmarital births by exploiting the positive economic shock …

Recessions can alter family life by constraining the choices that individuals and couples
make concerning their family lives and by activating the family's role as an emergency …

We analyzed data from 50 states and the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2005 to study
how the unemployment rate and the divorce rate are related. Unemployment is positively …

Despite anecdotal evidence that recessions affect marriage and divorce rates, researchers
do not agree about the direction and magnitude of the relationship. This paper reexamines …

This paper surveys some of the main strands in the recent literature on the economics of
divorce, with a focus on US studies. We begin with a discussion of changes over time in the …

The passage of the 1996 welfare reform bill led to sweeping changes to the central US cash
safety net program for families with children. Importantly, along with other changes, the …

Recession may increase divorce through a stress mechanism, or reduce divorce by
exacerbating cost barriers or strengthening family bonds. After establishing an individual …

The spread of COVID-19 and resulting local and national lockdowns have a host of potential
consequences for demographic trends. While impacts on mortality and, to some extent, short …