We study the short- to medium-run effects on subsequent fertility of starting a career with a fixed-term contract. We … about their fertility. Our main results are the following. Women (i) tend to postpone first birth due to fixed …

Since 1989 fertility and family formation have declined sharply in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet … Union. Fertility rates are converging on - and sometimes falling below - rates in Western Europe, most of which are below …

Fertility rates are below replacement level in most industrialised countries. There are, however, substantial cross … associated with low fertility: delay in the formation of new families, persistent gender asymmetries in practice but also partly …-) decisions on fertility are a way of dealing with these constraints and tensions. …

affects fertility in China. China has deep concerns with both population size and female employment, so the relationship … variable to isolate the effect of employment on fertility. Female employment reduces a married woman’s preferred number of …

) in Germany on fertility. I start with a brief discussion of the economic incentives of the reform and their potential … effects on fertility from a theoretical perspective. Then I refer to previous empirical studies that have examined these … have been able to identify causal effect, the evidence generally suggests positive fertility responses among high …

through unemployment insurance (UI). We introduce a novel empirical test of standard neoclassical models of fertility that … fertility rates. This implies that the well-documented cyclical nature of fertility rates is about access to liquidity. We also …

This paper analyses the association of labour market outcomes and family policies with fertility trends between 2002 … entire period, these years have been marked by an initial catching-up of total fertility rates after marked declines in … previous decades. Furthermore, after peaking in 2008, total fertility rates declined substantially, fueling concerns about …

limited access to contraception is an important driver of high fertility rates in West Africa. We do not find support for this … about family size and contraception, and social pressure. Free contraception did not influence fertility even in combination …