It is well known that highly "female" fields of study in tertiary education are characterized by higher fertility …-in-differences research design, to show that the share of women on study peer groups affects early fertility levels only little. Early … fertility by endogamous couples, i.e., by tertiary graduates from the same field of study, declines for women and increases for …

increase in fertility. …

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 …

We investigate the direct and long-run effects of fertility on employment in Europe estimating dynamic models of labor … supply under different assumptions regarding the exogeneity of fertility and modeling assumptions related to initial … flexibility of the labor markets and family policies. -- Intertemporal labor supply ; female employment ; fertility ; dynamic …

This paper analyzes the effect of delayed motherhood on fertility dynamics for women living in several European … determined by the institutional environment. -- Age ; childbirth ; duration ; ECHP ; fertility ; postponement …

; education ; fertility ; children ; instrumental variables ; compulsory schooling laws …

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany experienced an unprecedented temporary drop in fertility driven by …