of family limitation strategies in Ireland a century ago. Regression analysis of the data shows evidence of `spacing' in …

The Paper investigates the relationship of work and family life in Britain. Using hazard regression techniques we … in fertility levels. Changes in union formation and fertility levels, on the other hand, do have a significant impact on …

relationship between aggregate fertility and household savings. First, we document that parents perceive children as an important … source of old-age support and that in partial equilibrium, increased fertility lowers household savings. Then, we construct … equilibrium effects can substantially overstate the effect of a change in aggregate fertility on households savings. …

economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This unified theory encompasses the observed evolution of population …

The analysis uses a unique set of data matching mothers and their young adult children to study the impact of family …, particularly for young women. Having spent some time in a single-parent family tends to reduce the educational attainments of young … in a single-parent family reflects fewer economic resources in such families. …

We analyse the impact on schooling outcomes of growing up in a family headed by a single mother. Growing up in a non …-intact family in Germany is associated with worse outcomes in models that do not control for possible correlations between common … unobserved determinants of family structure and educational performance. But once endogeneity is accounted for, whether by using …

This paper investigates whether the 9/11 attacks will have a long-term impact by altering the fertility and … exhibit: (i) greater chances of marrying within their own ethnic group; (ii) higher fertility; (iii) lower female labor force …

, personal attributes and marriage variables) was employed to test for the determinants of this decision. It was found that the …