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Migration and Father Absence: Shifting Family Structure in Mexico

Posted on January 3, 2019

Nobles, Jenna Working paper no. 2010-15 Abstract Despite many changing demographic processes in Mexico—declining adult mortality, rising divorce, and rising nonmarital fertility—children’s family structure has been most affected by rising migration rates. Data from five …

Posted in working paperTagged children, family, jenna nobles

Do Daughters Really Cause Divorce? Stress, Pregnancy and Family Composition

Posted on December 27, 2018

Hamoudi, Amar and Jenna Nobles Working paper no. 2014-02 Abstract Provocative studies have reported that in the United States, marriages producing firstborn daughters are more likely to divorce than those producing firstborn sons. The findings …

Posted in working paperTagged amar hamoudi, children, family, households, jenna nobles, marriage

Migration and the Pursuit of Education in Southern Mexico

Posted on December 21, 2018

Valentine, Jessa Lewis, Bradford Barham, Seth Gitter, and Jenna Nobles Working paper no. 2014-10 Abstract Rising educational expectations and shifting migration trends in Mexico have reshaped work, schooling, and mobility opportunities in rural communities. We …

Posted in working paperTagged bradford barham, children, community, education, jenna nobles, migration

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