In this paper a particular market failure that may lead to inefficiently low equilibrium fertility and therefore to a … need for government intervention are analysed. The friction which is investigated is related to the ownership of children … than the social benefit. We present an overlapping-generations (OLG) model with fertility choice and altruism, and model …

-specific, this difference will be shown to be driven by birth planning; children born in auspicious years are more likely to have …

the relationship between aggregate fertility and household savings. [BREAD WP No. 415]. …

Adolescent fertility in low- and middle-income countries presents a severe impediment to development and can lead to …

The paper examines child labour, lower schooling attendance and attainment, and significantly elevated fertility in …

This paper investigates if better access to secondary education increases enrolment in primary schools among children …

relationship between three measures of health- and education-related human capital of children and the distribution of resources …

Finance Minister’s Pranab Mukherjee’s “inclusive†Budget 2010-11 does not include children, who are over 42 per … cent of the population. Out of every rupee spent in the budget, he has allotted only 4.63 paise to children. …