involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the … organization of the family. -- marriage ; divorce ; fertility ; welfare state ; risk sharing …

fertility and maternal labor supply. Identification is achieved by exploiting variation in the supply-side's incentives to …The incidence of Cesarean deliveries (CDs) has been on the rise. The procedure's cost and benefits are discussed … estimates show that a non-planned CD at parity one decreases life cycle fertility by almost 17 percent. This reduction in …

subsidies ; marital instability ; divorce ; fertility …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using … individual-level administrative data, covering the entire population. We also use unique data obtained from court records to … in support of a mechanism driven by a resource redistribution that favors men giving them greater incentives to invest in …

women in villages affected by civil conflict increased their actual and desired fertility during the conflict by 22 percent …, while child height-for-age declined by 11 to 13 percent. Supporting evidence suggests that the temporary fertility increase …