-as-you-go pension systems when population ages. When the fertility rate decreases or longevity rises, it is shown that a shift from …

We explore the optimal fertility age-pattern in a four-period OLG economy with physical capital accumulation. For that …'s Serendipity Theorem still holds. Finally, we study the dynamics and social optimum of an economy with interior fertility rates … during the reproduction period. It is shown that various fertility age-patterns are compatible with the social optimum, as …

examine how the cost structure of early and late children in terms of time and goods affects the optimal fertility timing …

The present paper investigates a standard model of endogenous fertility when child survival to adulthood is uncertain …

Very few studies have explored the optimality properties of the "standard model" of fertility where parents must …

We develop a theory of marriage and fertility, distinguishing the choice to have children from the choice of the number … fertility are almost similar; (2) childlessness exhibits a U- shaped relationship with education for both single and married; (3 …

annuity market with actuarially fair return, imposing the optimum fertility rate and the optimum survival rate leads the …

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 … regime, life expectancy and fertility move in opposite directions. The dynamics display the key features of the demographic …

We examine the pathways by which gender inequality affects fertility and hampers growth. We introduce several … characterize a Malthusian corner regime which is characterized by strong gender inequality in education and high fertility. We find … regime while reducing the wage gender gap lowers fertility only in countries which have already escaped from it. The key …