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 …

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 …

their periods of uncertainty, moreover, these countries have experienced sharply falling fertility rates. Some have argued … its fertility. In view of the results, we argue that an options based theory is perhaps a richer analytical paradigm for a … discussion of fertility decisions in a rapidly changing environment than the traditional Beckerian theory. -- falling fertility …

We estimate the causal relationship between family size and labour market outcomes for families in low fertility and … two or more kids. Heterogeneity analysis suggests no causal effects of fertility on female employment among mothers with …

as other types of work) in addition to hours. Third, we use mother's fertility intentions as an alternative measure of …

at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with …