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 …. Thus, the demand shock did not only depress the aggregate fertility level but also changed the composition of mothers. My …

This paper investigates the redistributive impact of private and public childcare provision and education on children …

development. It affects human capital through both religious and secular education. It affects population and labor by influencing … work effort, fertility, and the demographic transition. And it affects total factor productivity by constraining or …