DeFiPP Research Seminar by Luca Pensieroso (UCLouvain)
Fertility and Family Type in the United States: a Historical Analysis
Date : 17/12/2024 16:00 - 17/12/2024 17:15
Lieu : E31
Orateur(s) : Luca Pensieroso
Organisateur(s) : Romain Houssa
Abstract
We provide a historical decomposition of fertility in the United States by family type. We find that intergenerational coresidence was systematically associated with lower fertility than nuclear families, with the difference shrinking over time. This pattern is robust to controlling for several demographic and socioeconomic confounders. We build a simple, analytical model and show that a theory featuring both
endogenous fertility and endogenous coresidence can rationalise the observed cross-family fertility difference. Simulations from a calibrated dynamic general equilibrium version of the model show that the model has the right qualitative behaviour, and is quantitatively meaningful. Using individual data, we discuss (and dismiss) several potential alternative explanations.
Contact :
Romain Houssa
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Romain.Houssa@unamur.be
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