female labor supply and fertility. However, particularly in the last decade or so, the relationship across countries has been … positive: for example countries like Germany, Italy and Spain with the lowest fertility rates also have the lowest female … female labor supply and higher fertility. These results are strengthened when we take account of the heterogeneity among …

fertility from a low level and reduce child poverty. The benefit is universal for the second and every further child and means …-tested for the first child. Increasing out-of-work income significantly, the transfer can reduce incentives to participate in the …

fertility and reduce child poverty. It is universal for the second and every further child and means-tested for the first child …

to poorer households and improving work incentives, 2) the trade-off between improving work incentives for first and for … second earners in couples, 3) the trade-off between improving work incentives for those facing strong and weak incentives in … poverty, low female employment and one of the lowest fertility rates in Europe. We demonstrate the complexity of potential …

was to decrease birth-related maternal employment breaks by providing more generous parental benefits for a shorter period … benefits to estimate the impact of the reform. I incorporated the mother’s decision to substitute her care time with the public … participation during the first year of leave and an increase in employment probability after the benefits expired. The empirical …

assessment of consequences of family related policies in the area of labor market and fertility. We set these models in the … policy making with the aim to reconcile the objectives of increasing female participation and fertility and reducing poverty … levels among families with children. -- microsimulation ; labor supply ; fertility ; evidence-based policy …

This paper explores how inflows of low-skilled immigrants impact the tradeoffs women face when making joint fertility … and labor supply decisions. I find increases in fertility and decreases in labor force participation rates among high …

potentially more convenient childcare options with increased fertility. An analysis of U.S. Census data between 1980 and 2000 … among women who are most likely to consider childcare costs when making fertility decisions - namely, married women with a … the types of women who have stronger fertility relative to labor supply responses to immigrant-induced changes in …

remain robust when we use the Chinese 1990 population census. We suggest that the negative effects of fertility on parental …This paper tests the effects of fertility on household structure and parental labor supply in rural China. To solve the … ordinary least squares estimates show a negative correlation between fertility and parental labor supply. Using twinning as a …