Economic resources and parity among US women
A conjoint experiment on preferred family scenarios
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19224263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J A Behrman (0000-0002-1149-8209, Northwestern University), Julia Behrman, Emily Marshall (Franklin & Marshall College), C Percheski (0000-0002-1517-3399, Northwestern University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Pages | 1095-1124 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demographic Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1435-9871 • E-ISSN: 2363-7064 |
| Publisher | Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.4054/demres.2026.54.34 |
| OpenAlex | W7163354409 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
BACKGROUNDEconomically insecure conditions may be driving young people's decisions to delay, forgo, or reduce childbearing.Yet establishing a causal link between economic resources and fertility is methodologically fraught.One approach has been to use survey experiments to manipulate hypothetical economic conditions and gauge respondents' fertility preferences
Conjoint analysis · Economic analysis · Economic model · Parity (physics) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Economic Policies and Impacts · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |