BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4//
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:20260522T210502EDT-4346NUHoVC@132.216.98.100
DTSTAMP:20260523T010502Z
DESCRIPTION:'Field of Study and Future Fertility'\n\nGregory Veramendi (Uni
 versity of London)\n	Friday\, May 1\, 2026\n	10:00-11:30 AM\n	Leacock 429\n\n
 Host: Fernando Saltiel \n	Field: Labor Economics\n\nAbstract:\n	While field 
 of study is a stronger predictor of fertility than education level—by age 
 45\, 86% of women with education or health degrees have had a child compar
 ed to only 73% of women with science degrees—we know little about the caus
 al relationship between field of study and childbearing. Using Swedish adm
 inistrative data linking college applications\, birth records\, and labor 
 market outcomes\, we estimate causal effects of field of study on fertilit
 y by exploiting quasi-random variation at admission thresholds for oversub
 scribed programs\, comparing individuals with similar stated preferences w
 ho scored just above or below the cutoff. We find substantial heterogeneou
 s effects on both fertility timing and completed fertility across fields a
 nd genders—with much larger impacts on entry into parenthood than complete
 d fertility. Our unique data allow us to observe completed fertility for m
 any cohorts and link enrollment to occupations\, revealing how effects ope
 rate through income trajectories\, work hours\, job flexibility\, and skil
 l requirements. These findings demonstrate that field of study shapes outc
 omes well beyond labor market returns\, with important implications for fa
 mily formation\, gender inequality\, and the broader determinants of decli
 ning fertility.\n
DTSTART:20260501T140000Z
DTEND:20260501T153000Z
LOCATION:Room 429\, Leacock Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2T7\, 855 r
 ue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Gregory Veramendi (University of London)\, 'Field of Study and Futu
 re Fertility'
URL:/economics/channels/event/gregory-veramendi-univer
 sity-london-field-study-and-future-fertility-367149
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR