develop a quantitative dynamic general equilibrium model with endogenous fertility and female labor force participation … decisions. We use the model to assess the impact of the war on female labor supply and fertility in the decades following the …

Conventional wisdom suggests that in developed countries income and fertility are negatively correlated. We present new … evidence that between 2001 and 2009 the cross-sectional relationship between fertility and women's education in the U.S. is U … explaining the positive correlation between fertility and female labor supply along the educational gradient. In our model …

, employment, and earnings relative to men. We develop a model of fertility and labor market decisions to study the impact of … fertility on gender differences in labor turnover, employment, and wages. In our framework, individuals search for jobs and … with their children. The model economy is successfully calibrated to match aggregate statistics in terms of fertility …

fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a …

Abstract U.S. fertility rose from a low of 2.27 children for women born in 1908 to a peak of 3.21 children for women … baby boom and generated a rise in women's human capital, ultimately leading to a decline in desired fertility for … associated with a rise in fertility for women born between 1921 and 1940, with a rise in college and high school graduation rates …