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

fertility model generating a demographic transition. Extending Samuelson’s (1975) work in such a setting, we analyze the problem …

at marriage, fertility rate, and mean age at birth, we rank countries according to the Missing Brides Index. …

This paper shows that differences in fertility across European countries mainly emerge in the transition from the first …

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 escapted from it. The key …

This paper develops a theory of optimal fertility behavior under mortality schocks. In a 3-periods OLG model, young … adults determine their optimal fertility, labor supply and life-cycle consumption with both exogenous child and adult … shocks raise fertility due to insurance and life-cycle mechanisms respectively. In general equilibrium, adult mortality …

winning. A clan’s fertility is determined ex ante by each group. In the quest for greater bargaining power, each clan … between Easter and Tikopia Islands. The paper also makes a methodological contribution in that it is the first fertility model … to include strategic complementarities between groups’ fertility decisions …

This paper simulates the impact of a permanent fertility shock on economic growth, using endogenous versus exogenous … decline in fertility on growth when compared with an exogenous growth model. This result stems from the rise in education …

endogenous fertility and longevity. The first-best solution for a number-dampened total social welfare function, including …