Economic expectations can shape fertility choices

Libertad González, Luis Guirola, and Blanca Zapater study the effect of unexpected election results on fertility outcomes, using administrative data on births and abortions for Spain.
Libertad González, Luis Guirola, and Blanca Zapater study the effect of unexpected election results on fertility outcomes, using administrative data on births and abortions for Spain.
When migrants enter a new country, do they bring their family planning practices with them? Looking at birth certificate data, Libertad Gonzalez shows that some immigrant populations known to have son-biased birth ratios in their home country also have biased birth ratios in Spain.