Are Children Really Inferior Goods?: Evidence from Displacement-Driven Income Shocks

By J. Lindo. 2010

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2017-03 Early and Late Human Capital Investments, Borrowing Constraints, and the Family (2012, unknown): “In response to husband job displacement (generating substantial earnings declines for at least 8 years), Lindo (2010) documents a small short-term increase in fertility followed by a decline over the next several years such that the total effect over 8 years is slightly negative. In a lifecycle mode”
Male Earnings, Marriageable Men, and Nonmarital Fertility: Evidence from the Fracking Boom (2018, background): “But both marital and nonmarital births increase significantly, consistent with the notion that children are ‘‘normal goods,’’ as proposed by Becker (1960), and confirmed in subsequent empirical work (Black et al., 2013; Dettling & Kearney, 2014; Lindo, 2010; Lovenheim & Mumford, 2013).”
The Effect of Job Displacement on Couples’ Fertility Decisions (2016, unknown): “ Lindo (2009) sues the PSID to examine the effect of husband’s job loss on fertility.”
Do Family Wealth Shocks Affect Fertility Choices? Evidence from the Housing Market (2013, methodology): “Furthermore, the similarity of our estimates to those that use male labor force separation as an instrument for income (Lindo, 2010; 5 There is evidence that fertility responds positively to exogenous changes to the financial incentives of having a child (a reduction in PN ).”