How does a shock to sex ratios affect marriage markets and fertility? I use the drastic change in sex ratios caused by …, the results indicate that male scarcity led to lower rates of marriage and fertility, higher nonmarital births and reduced …

data on 170 regions in Europe (NUTS 2 level) for the periods 1991-1995 and 2001-2005. Innovation outcomes are measured by …

agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are … bargaining model of fertility choice and match the model to data from a set of European countries with very low fertility rates …. The distribution of the burden of child care between mothers and fathers turns out to be a key determinant of fertility. A …

We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in Europe as source …. -- instrumental variables ; education ; fertility …

Cross-country differences in both the age at first birth and fertility are substantial in Europe. The paper uses the … unemployment since the mid 1980s. Moreover, the paper examines how fertility varies, for a similar level of unemployment, as a … fertility instead. -- fertility ; unemployment ; public sector ; short-term contracts ; maternity benefits …

Western Europe, but by lower employment rates in Eastern and Southern Europe. …

application to the case of EU-enlargement and the ensuing migration streams to be expected from Eastern Europe. …