July 30, 2025F1000ResearchOpen Access

Marital Bargaining and Assortative Mating on Fertility Preference : Evidence based on Cross-sectional Data in China

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Cross-sectional analysis shows marital bargaining influences fertility preferences in couples, indicating assortative mating patterns.

Shared fertility preferences between spouses enhance the likelihood of having a second child.
Data from 2,351 household observations reveal complementary effects of spouses' fertility desires.
Stronger bargaining power for women correlates with alignment in child preferences with their partners.
Individuals tend to partner with others who have similar fertility preferences, not randomly.

Zhuang et al. (2025) studied this question.

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