Business Cycles and Fertility Dynamics in the U.S.: A Vector-Autoregressive Model [report]

Naci Mocan
1989 unpublished
Using recent developments in time-series econometrics, this paper investigates the behavior of fertility over the business cycle. The sex-specific unemployment rates, the divorce rate and the fertility rate are shown to be governed by stochastic trends.
doi:10.3386/w3177 fatcat:6chqciqhrjazhblubxgwl5me3i