In a standard OLG model of a small open economy with logarithmic utility and endogenous fertility we show that the … reversion of the relationship between fertility and wages (i.e. a transition from the Malthusian to the Modern fertility … fact, as known, the latter have been implemented mostly in the advanced Western Countries, where the fertility behavior …

In this paper we show that, when endogenous fertility choices are accounted for, the traditional rule provided by … overaccumulation of physical capital). The reason for this result is that, when fertility choices are taken as endogenous, a further …

Public debt and fertility are two issues of major concern in the current debate about economic policy, especially in … countries with below replacement fertility and large debt. In this paper we show that public debt is in general harmful for … fertility, in that debt issuing almost ever crowds out fertility. The relationship is reversed only if debt is sufficiently low …

In the present work we show that, when one allows for endogenous fertility in Diamonds (1965) OLG model, public debt …¢cient condition for welfare improvements to obtain via debt increases, since, in presence of endogenous fertility, the optimal level … of debt is typically lower than the one associated to the traditional Golden Rule. Hence, not taking fertility choices …

In this paper we show that, when endogenous fertility is considered via Cobb-Douglas preferences, public debt plays a …

Motivated by the increasing literature on endogenous preferences as well as on endogenous fertility, this paper …

We extend the two-period-lived-agent overlapping generations model with endogenous fertility and demand for money to … understand whether and how the introduction of a money sector modifies what we have so far learned about fertility behaviours. It …