The current study finds that societies which historically engaged in plough agriculture today have lower fertility. We … fertility …

Total fertility declined in states that introduced unilateral divorce, which makes dissolution of marriage easier. Also … the ratio of out-of-wedlock fertility over total declined. We suggest an explanation (and provide supportive evidence for … marriage, while the total marital fertility does not change, probably as a result of an increase in divorces and marital …

This paper examines a novel mechanism linking fertility and growth. Household fertility is determined by relative wages … of women and men. Increasing women's wages reduces fertility by raising the cost of children relatively more than … household income. Lower fertility raises the level of capital per worker which in turn, since capital is more complementary to …