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 national surveys spanning three decades demonstrate that since 1976, migration has shifted from the least common to the most common …
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 have been interpreted as contemporary evidence of fathers’ son-preference. Our study explores the potential role of another set of dynamics …
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 study the effect of community-level contextual changes on adolescent school and migration behavior using survey and focus group data from …