We evaluate the effect of a 2003 reform in the Spanish income tax on fertility and the employment of mothers with small … effect of the reform is ambiguous on both outcomes. We find that the combined reforms significantly increased both fertility … of the change in child deductions. -- Female labor force participation ; fertility ; family policy ; tax credit ; child …

This paper studies the effects of a father quota in the parental leave period on households' labor market and fertility … leave delayed higher-order births and reduced subsequent fertility among older women (by about 15%). These results suggest a …

fertility. Following a regression discontinuity design and using rich administrative data, we show that parents who were (just … subsequent fertility. First, fathers' increasing involvement in childcare led to higher labor force attachment among mothers …. This may have raised the opportunity cost of an additional child. We also find that men reported lower desired fertility …

the population, especially in areas that had suffered more repression during the Civil War and the recent dictatorship. We …

household survey data, as opposed to having to rely on the decennial Census. -- Immigration ; labor supply ; fertility …

results suggest that child benefits of this kind may successfully increase fertility, as well as affecting family well …I study the impact of a universal child benefit on fertility and family well-being. I exploit the unanticipated … that the benefit did lead to a significant increase in fertility, as intended, part of it coming from an immediate …

find that babies are born healthier when the local unemployment rate is high. Although fertility is lower during recessions …-effects. Analysis of National Health Survey data shows that fertility-age women engage in healthier behaviors during recessions (in …

alimony payments are associated with a higher prevalence of divorced mothers. -- single mothers ; marriage ; fertility … ; welfare benefits ; marriage markets …

of welfare benefits on the incidence of single motherhood and headship among young women across European countries. The … positive effect on the prevalence of single mothers. An increase in yearly benefits of 1,000 euros is estimated to increase the … incidence of single mother families by about 2 percent. -- single mothers ; welfare benefits …