Life after loss: the causal effect of parental death on daughters’ fertility

Felix Glaser () and Rene Wiesinger ()
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Felix Glaser: Johannes Kepler University Linz
Rene Wiesinger: Johannes Kepler University Linz

Journal of Population Economics, 2025, vol. 38, issue 1, No 6, 40 pages

Abstract: Abstract Using Austrian administrative data, this study examines the causal effect of parental death on daughters’ fertility through a difference-in-differences approach. The findings indicate that parental death leads to quantitatively insignificant changes in the number of children and the probability of childlessness. Complementary analyses show no substantial effects on labor market participation, residential mobility, or long-term mental health. The evidence suggests that fertility decisions remain largely unaffected by the logistical and emotional challenges of parental loss, highlighting the resilience of reproductive choices to external life shocks.

Keywords: Parental death; Mortality; Family; Fertility; Difference-in-differences; Austria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 J10 J13 J20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/s00148-025-01057-8

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