Intergenerational Transmission of Fertility Patterns*

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Recent studies by economists have focused on cultural transmission from the origin country rather than the origin family. Our paper extends this research by investigating how <jats:italic>family‐specific</jats:italic>‘cultural transmission’ can affect fertility rates. Following Machado and Santos Silva [<jats:italic>Journal of the American Statistical Association</jats:italic> (2005) Vol. 100, p. 1226] and Miranda [<jats:italic>Journal of Population Economics</jats:italic> (2008) Vol. 21, p. 67], we estimate count data quantile regression models using the British Household Panel Survey. We find that a woman's origin‐family size is positively associated with completed fertility in her destination family. A woman's country of birth also matters for her fertility. For a sub‐sample of continuously partnered men and women, <jats:italic>both</jats:italic> partners’ origin‐family sizes significantly affect destination‐family fertility.</jats:p>