The paper proposes an economic and cultural mechanism that can predict a fertility transition and its timing. The … cultural structure of the population is endogenously determined by a cultural evolution mechanism. The fertility rates … behaviours (in term of fertility) to the traditionalist parents. An increase in the average income level provoked by the …

This paper studies the quantity-quality trade-off model of fertility, under the assumption of hyperbolic discounting … first case characterized by a positive investment in quality, the lack of self control tends to reduce fertility. In the … second case, it is possible that the lack of self-control leads both to no investment in quality and to a higher fertility …

generations economy with endogenous fertility. For CES utility and production functions, it is proved that the economic properties …

Although the optimal policy under endogenous fertility has been widely studied, the optimal public intervention under … endogenous childbearing age has remained largely unexplored. This paper examines the optimal family policy in a context where the … number and the timing of births are chosen by individuals who differ as to how early fertility can weaken future earnings …

generations economy with endogenous fertility. Pareto-efficiency needs a reformulation when fertility is endogenous. Then it is …

This paper studies the quantity-quality trade-off model of fertility, under the assumption of hyperbolic discounting … first case, characterized by a positive investment in quality, the lack of self-control may tend to reduce fertility. In the … second case, it is possible that the lack of self-control leads to both no investment in quality and a higher fertility rate …