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 …

We study the causal effects of changes in parental leave provisions on fertility and return-to-work behavior. We … child's first to the child's second birthday. As parental leave benefits can be automatically renewed when a new mother is … planned children and/or to increase fertility. We study the quantitative effect of this incentive using an empirical strategy …

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 …

We document the effect of unemployment insurance generosity on divorce and fertility using an identification strategy … that leverages state-level changes in maximum benefits over time and comparisons across workers who have been laid off and … women's layoffs; reductions in fertility associated with men's layoffs; and increases in fertility associated with women …

fertility and maternal labor supply. Identification is achieved by exploiting variation in the supply-side's incentives to …The incidence of Cesarean deliveries (CDs) has been on the rise. The procedure's cost and benefits are discussed … estimates show that a non-planned CD at parity one decreases life cycle fertility by almost 17 percent. This reduction 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 …