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 …
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Do Daughters Really Cause Divorce? Stress, Pregnancy and Family Composition
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 …
Migration and the Pursuit of Education in Southern Mexico
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 …