fertility from a low level and reduce child poverty. The benefit is universal for the second and every further child and means …-tested for the first child. Increasing out-of-work income significantly, the transfer can reduce incentives to participate in the …

We study the causal effects of changes in parental leave provisions on fertility and return-to-work behavior. We … child's first to the child's second birthday. As parental leave benefits can be automatically renewed when a new mother is … planned children and/or to increase fertility. We study the quantitative effect of this incentive using an empirical strategy …

low income families. Our results imply that the main impact of cuts to child benefits is not to reduce fertility but to … fertility of third and subsequent births. As of April 2017, all third and subsequent born children to low-income families in the … UK did not receive means-tested child benefits, amounting to a reduction in income relative to the previous system of …

This paper explores how inflows of low-skilled immigrants impact the tradeoffs women face when making joint fertility … and labor supply decisions. I find increases in fertility and decreases in labor force participation rates among high …

We present a dynamic life-cycle model of women's labor supply, marriage, and fertility choices that explicitly … forms of health on other life dynamics, with better mental health having stronger impacts on marriage and fertility outcomes … employment have long-lasting eects on life decisions, life satisfaction, and income due to their interaction with fertility …