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Sex Differences in the Relationship between Own Income and Reproductive Success in the Contemporary U.S.

Sun, August 17, 10:30am to 12:10pm, TBA

Abstract

Using data from Project TALENT a longitudinal study of a nationally representative sample of all U.S. high school students in 1960, we find that for men only, income is positively associated with number of offspring. This is true for men at all levels of education, and is due to increased childlessness among low income men. For women, income is negatively associated with number of offspring, and this is true for women at all levels of education. Other measures of status (intelligence and education) are negatively associated with number of offspring for men and women.

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