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To authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.2008.00524.x Byline: Alison L. Booth ([dagger]), Hiau Joo Kee ([double dagger]) Keywords: I2; J1 Abstract: Abstract 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 family-specific'cultural transmission' can affect fertility rates. Following Machado and Santos Silva [Journal of the American Statistical Association (2005) Vol. 100, p. 1226] and Miranda [Journal of Population Economics (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, both partners' origin-family sizes significantly affect destination-family fertility. Author Affiliation: ([dagger])Economics Program, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia and Economics Department, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park CO4 3SQ, UK(e-mail:alison.booth@anu.edu.au) ([double dagger])Economics Program, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia(e-mail:hiau.kee@anu.edu.au) Article History: Final Manuscript Received: July 2008