This paper explores inequalities in IQ and economic preferences between children from high and low socio …-economic status (SES) families. We document that children from high SES families are more intelligent, patient and altruistic, as well …

the household is located in a former West or East German federal state. Married couples and couples with children are … closer to the acceptance of the hypothesis than unmarried couples without children. …

work effort, fertility, and the demographic transition. And it affects total factor productivity by constraining or …

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 …, women more severely impacted by the demand shock had relatively more children than their less-severely-impacted counterparts …