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...within the population (e.g., black versus white, single versus married) are differentially affected by the business cycle (a fact that has been documented inter alia by Ben-Porath 1973 for Israel and =-=Hoynes 1999-=- for the U.S.), then we would expect to see different fertility responses among these groups. To the extent that these subgroups vary in terms of the health quality of their children, we would expect ...

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... examine fertility decisions. There is an extensive literature in demographics and economics that has documented a pro-cyclical pattern in fertility, i.e. number of children (Yule 1906, Galbraith and =-=Thomas 1941-=-, Thomas 1941, Silver 1965, and Ben-Porath 1973, to name but a few). But there are no papers that we know of that look at the consequences of this cyclicality on child quality. But if different groups...

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...rk in which to examine fertility decisions. There is an extensive literature in demographics and economics that has documented a pro-cyclical pattern in fertility, i.e. number of children (Yule 1906, =-=Galbraith and Thomas 1941-=-, Thomas 1941, Silver 1965, and Ben-Porath 1973, to name but a few). But there are no papers that we know of that look at the consequences of this cyclicality on child quality. But if different groups...

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...easons. First, we are presenting a new stylized fact. Although there is a literature on cyclical variation in fertility (cited above), the labor market implications of variation in cohort size (e.g., =-=Shimer, 2000-=-), and recently cyclical patterns in adult health and health-related behavior (Deaton and Paxson 2000; Ruhm 2000, 2003), the question of whether there is cyclical variation in the quality of birth coh...