Citizenship rights are associated with better economic opportunities for immigrants. This paper studies how in a country with a large fraction of temporary migrants the fertility decisions of foreign citizens respond to a change in the rules that regulate child legal status at birth. The introduction of birthright citizenship in Germany in 2000, represented a positive shock to the returns to investment in child human capital. Consistent with Becker's "quality-quantity" model of fertility, we find that birthright citizenship leads to a reduction in immigrant fertility and an improvement in health and socio-emotional outcomes for the children affected by the reform.

Avitabile, C., Clots-Figueras, I., Masella, P. (2014). Citizenship, fertility, and parental investments. AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL. APPLIED ECONOMICS, 6(4), 35-65 [10.1257/app.6.4.35].

Citizenship, fertility, and parental investments

MASELLA, PAOLO
2014

Abstract

Citizenship rights are associated with better economic opportunities for immigrants. This paper studies how in a country with a large fraction of temporary migrants the fertility decisions of foreign citizens respond to a change in the rules that regulate child legal status at birth. The introduction of birthright citizenship in Germany in 2000, represented a positive shock to the returns to investment in child human capital. Consistent with Becker's "quality-quantity" model of fertility, we find that birthright citizenship leads to a reduction in immigrant fertility and an improvement in health and socio-emotional outcomes for the children affected by the reform.
2014
Avitabile, C., Clots-Figueras, I., Masella, P. (2014). Citizenship, fertility, and parental investments. AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL. APPLIED ECONOMICS, 6(4), 35-65 [10.1257/app.6.4.35].
Avitabile, Ciro; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Masella, Paolo
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