%0 Report
        %A Nie, Peng
%A Peng, Xu
%A Luo, Tianyuan
        %T Internet Use and Fertility Behavior among Reproductive-Age Women in China
        %D 2022
        %8 2022 Nov
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 15766
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp15766
        %X Using longitudinal data from the 2014–2018 China Family Panel Studies, we investigate the impact of internet use (IU) on fertility among reproductive-age women. We find that IU reduces the number of children born, with more pronounced effects among those with a moderate level of education, those aged 16–19, rural residents, and those who are married. These results are robust to alternative IU measures and a series of estimation approaches that control for endogeneity. IU participation affects the number of children born through decreased marital satisfaction, changed attitudes toward traditional gender roles, a reduction in the importance placed on ancestral lines, deteriorated health and reduced fertility preferences.
        %K fertility
%K internet use
%K reproductive-age women
%K China