Abstract
Recent studies by economists have focused on cultural transmission from the origin country rather than the origin family. Our paper extends this research by investigating how family-specific'cultural transmission' can affect fertility rates. Following Machado and Santos Silva [Journal of the American Statistical Association (2005) Vol. 100, p. 1226] and Miranda [Journal of Population Economics (2008) Vol. 21, p. 67], we estimate count data quantile regression models using the British Household Panel Survey. We find that a woman's origin-family size is positively associated with completed fertility in her destination family. A woman's country of birth also matters for her fertility. For a sub-sample of continuously partnered men and women, both partners' origin-family sizes significantly affect destination-family fertility.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 183-208 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2009 |