In this paper we investigate how fertility decisions respond to unexpected career interruptions which occur as a … displacement reduces average fertility by 5 to 10% in both the short and medium term (3 and 6 years) and that these effects are … reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises because displaced workers undergo a …

We study fertility responses to employment shocks. Using unique Hungarian administrative data that allow linking firm … fertility behavior. Women threatened by job displacement bring births forward to exploit dismissal protection, a strategy that …

In most disability insurance programs beneficiaries lose some or all of their benefits if they earn above an earnings …

short-run reform incentives during the first period after birth nudge unmarried fathers into the long-term commitment of …

characteristics on each stage of the participation process. We find that beside policy regulations individual worker incentives play …

differences in participation and fertility rates for women from different European countries can be attributed to the … educational levels, childcare and optional parental leaves have a larger impact on the fertility and participation decisions of … women at lower educational levels. -- Employment ; fertility ; childcare ; parental leave …

In this paper, we formulate a dynamic utility maximization model of female labor force participation and fertility …