In this survey, we argue that the economic analysis of fertility has entered a new era. First-
generation models of fertility choice were designed to account for two empirical regularities …

The shale gas boom revolutionized the energy sector through hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
High levels of energy production force communities, states, and nations to consider the …

We evaluate the duration of the China trade shock and its impact on a wide range of
outcomes over the period 2000 to 2019. The shock plateaued in 2010, enabling analysis of …

This paper documents a set of facts about the dramatic decline in birth rates in the United
States between 2007 and 2020 and explores possible explanations. The overall reduction in …

We exploit the gender-specific components of large-scale labor demand shocks stemming
from rising international manufacturing competition to test how shifts in the relative economic …

Society's transition toward more sustainable energy sources is well underway. But
substantially reducing the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity, to power vehicles, and to …

The authors explore the educational response to fracking—a recent technological
breakthrough in the oil and gas industry—by taking advantage of the timing of its diffusion …

This study assesses the health risks associated with drinking water contamination using
variation in the timing and location of shale gas development (SGD). Our novel dataset …

This study examines how the exposure to robots and its heterogeneous effects on the labor
market opportunities of men and women affected demographic behavior. We focus on the …

We document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on births in the USA. First, using Vital
Statistics birth data on the universe of US births, we show that the US pandemic initially was …