@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp3912, author={Beine, Michel and Docquier, Frédéric and Schiff, Maurice}, title={International Migration, Transfers of Norms and Home Country Fertility}, year={2008}, month={Dec}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={3912}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp3912}, abstract={This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more education. We provide a rigorous test of the diffusion of fertility norms using original and detailed data on migration. Our results provide evidence of a strong transfer of fertility norms from migrants to their country of origin.}, keywords={international migration;endogenous fertility;human capital;social norms}, }