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Fortunate Families?
The Effects of Wealth on Marriage and Fertility
View ORCID ProfileDavid Cesarini, View ORCID ProfileErik Lindqvist, View ORCID ProfileRobert Östling and View ORCID ProfileAnastasia Terskaya
Published online before print May 12, 2026, 0824-13793R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0824-13793R2
David Cesarini
David Cesarini is a professor of economics at New York University, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and affiliated with the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN).
Erik Lindqvist
Erik Lindqvist is a professor at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University, and a research fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
Robert Östling
Robert Östling is a professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Anastasia Terskaya
Anastasia Terskaya is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Barcelona and affiliated with the Institute of Economics of Barcelona (IEB)

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Journal of Human Resources
Vol. 61, Issue Supplement
1 Jun 2026
Fortunate Families?
David Cesarini, Erik Lindqvist, Robert Östling, Anastasia Terskaya
Journal of Human Resources May 2026, 0824-13793R2; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0824-13793R2
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