Twin births are often used as an instrument for fertility in models investigating the impact of family size on labour … market and child outcomes. However, a large share of twin births (24% in our sample) are the result of fertility treatments … show that (a) mothers with and without fertility treatment are different, (b) twin births are still random after …

of an ageing population is to re-verse the demographic development by increasing the fertility rate. This is the subject … and economic growth is provided. Spe-cial attention is paid to the development in Germany which is one of the countries … most se-verely affected by low fertility. Furthermore, different theoretical approaches are described which attempt to …

This paper analyzes the effects of job displacement on fertility using Finnish longitudinal employer-employee data … channels through which job loss affects fertility we examine also the effect on earnings, employment and divorce. The results … show that woman’s own job loss decreases fertility mainly for highly educated women. For every 100 displaced females there …

grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor market decisions of women positively. We find that women in Germany …' children increases the probability of having to commute. We build a general equilibrium model of residence choice, fertility …, fertility and labor market outcomes. We simulate our model to analyze how women's decisions regarding residence, fertility, and …

During World War I (1914–1918) the birth rates of countries such as France, Germany, the U.K., Belgium and Italy ….36 millions over 4 years while military losses are estimated at 1.4 millions. In short, the fertility decline doubled the … demographic impact of the War. Why did fertility decline so much? The conventional wisdom is that fertility fell below its optimal …

partner’s education to take into account the family dimension. Furthermore, in the context of fertility, zero observations …