analyse and directly compare fertility patterns in two major European economies over a period of 15 years. Strong evidence is … found that opportunity costs play a role in fertility decisions, and for a positive income effect for females with high … earnings. Females in Germany adapt their fertility behaviour more strongly in response to economic incentives than their …

How does a negative labor demand shock impact fertility? I analyze this question in the context of the East German … fertility decline after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. I exploit differential pressure for restructuring across East …. Thus, the demand shock did not only depress the aggregate fertility level but also changed the composition of mothers. My …

fertility rates are higher, the elderly do not appear to have lower life evaluations when they live with children; such living …

look at the causal effect of family size on completed educational attainment, fertility, and earnings. For the purposes of …

countries reduce fertility or improve socio-economic outcomes. Despite suggestive associations, disagreement persists because … independently later in life. Although family planning explains only about 10% of Colombia%u2019s fertility decline, it appears to … have reduced the otherwise substantial costs of fertility control and may be among the most effective development …

variation to look at the causal effect of family size on completed educational attainment, fertility, and earnings. For the …

. This is not explained by differential fertility by social class over the cycle. Ability itself, as measured at age 10 …