Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries' fertility norms. We provide a rigorous test of the diffusion of fertility norms using highly detailed original data on migration. Our results provide evidence of a significant transfer of destination countries' fertility norms from migrants to their country of origin: a 1% decrease (increase) in the fertility norm to which migrants are exposed reduces (raises) home country fertility by about 0.3%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1406-1430 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Economics |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |