shown that a substantial number of couples used birth control for 'spacing' as well as 'stopping' fertility. Moreover … 'spacing' of births appears to have been more widespread in districts in which female employment opportunities were relatively … good. In general the results obtained do not fit with the 'Princeton' view of the European fertility transition, with its …

labour supply and household saving. …

We empirically study the determinants of intra-household decision power with respect to economic and financial choices … using a suitable direct measure provided in the 1989-2010 Bank of Italy Survey of Household Income and Wealth. Focusing on a … sample of couples, we evaluate the effect of each spouse's characteristics, household characteristics, and background …

Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. We model the implications for … with birth order, since mothers near or beyond their desired total fertility are more likely to make use of the …

Conventional wisdom suggests that in developed countries income and fertility are negatively correlated. We present new … evidence that between 2001 and 2009 the cross-sectional relationship between fertility and women's education in the U.S. is U … explaining the positive correlation between fertility and female labor supply along the educational gradient. In our model …

We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in Europe as source …