American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics
ISSN 1945-7782 (Print) | ISSN 1945-7790 (Online)
Citizenship, Fertility, and Parental Investments
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 6,
no. 4, October 2014
(pp. 35–65)
Abstract
Citizenship rights are associated with better economic opportunities for immigrants. This paper studies how in a country with a large fraction of temporary migrants the fertility decisions of foreign citizens respond to a change in the rules that regulate child legal status at birth. The introduction of birthright citizenship in Germany in 2000, represented a positive shock to the returns to investment in child human capital. Consistent with Becker's "quality-quantity" model of fertility, we find that birthright citizenship leads to a reduction in immigrant fertility and an improvement in health and socio-emotional outcomes for the children affected by the reform.Citation
Avitabile, Ciro, Irma Clots-Figueras, and Paolo Masella. 2014. "Citizenship, Fertility, and Parental Investments." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 6 (4): 35–65. DOI: 10.1257/app.6.4.35Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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