2026.10.29(THU)16:20-17:50

Title:

Let’s connect: Mobile internet and fertility behavior David Zuchowski 氏(バレンシア大学)

Abstract:
Fertility decline has become a global policy challenge. In this paper, we examine the impact of high-speed mobile internet access on fertility in a developing-country setting. For identification, we use a dynamic difference-in-differences design that exploits the staggered, regulator-driven rollout of 3G and 4G infrastructure across Brazilian municipalities. The results show that mobile internet access increases fertility. Furthermore, while digital connectivity delays family formation, it reshapes local labor markets toward jobs that can be performed from home. This effect is particularly large for women and suggests that the increase in fertility reflects women entering flexible formal jobs that are more compatible with having children. Policies that expand digital connectivity may therefore help slow fertility decline by easing the female employment–fertility trade-off.

場　所 Venue：

東北大学 経済学研究棟(C16) 4F 大会議室 4F Meeting Room Graduate School of Economics and Management Building (C16)