shown that a substantial number of couples used birth control for 'spacing' as well as 'stopping' fertility. Moreover … good. In general the results obtained do not fit with the 'Princeton' view of the European fertility transition, with its …

This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and … economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This unified theory encompasses the observed evolution of population … theory suggests that prolonged economic stagnation prior to the transition to sustained growth stimulated natural selection …

This Paper develops a theory of fertility and child educational choice that offers an explanation for the persistence … human capital. As a result, the poor choose high fertility rates with low education investment and therefore, their … offspring are poor as well. Furthermore, the high fertility rates in poor economies dilute physical capital accumulation and …

initial conditions. The degree of marital sorting, wage inequality, per capita income and fertility differentials are …

In this paper we investigate how fertility decisions respond to unexpected career interruptions, which occur as a … displacement reduces average fertility by 5 to 10% in both the short and medium term (3 and 6 years) and that these effects are … reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises because displaced workers undergo a …

We propose a new theory of the demographic transition based on the evidence that body development during childhood is … an important predictor of adult life expectancy. Fertility, childhood development, longevity, education and income growth … different regimes. In a Malthusian regime with no education fertility increases with adult life expectancy. In the modern growth …

fertility, and lower investment in physical and human capital. Furthermore, the feedback effect from economic prosperity to …

the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …

This paper studies the pre-industrial origins of modern-day fertility decline. The setting is in Anhwei Province, China …