, whose fertility choices are less constrained by the OCP than rich ones, have more children but invest less in human capital …

fetuses. We investigate their impact on son-biased fertility stopping behavior, parental investments in girls relative to boys …, and the relative chances of girls surviving after birth. We find a moderation of son-biased fertility, erosion of gender …

headship and raised fertility. In light of the substantial increase in immigration, we examine this question separately for … lower fertility. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference among natives in their fertility decisions …, we do find a positive fertility effect, suggesting son preference in fertility among this group. This interpretation is …

Survey Marriage and Fertility Supplements. …

, reducing hospitalization costs and the foregone income of mothers and improving the long-run socioeconomic outcomes of children …

, which corresponds to a 4-6 per cent increase in the birth rate. -- Child care ; cost of children ; fertility ; quasi …We study the effect of child care costs on the fertility behavior of Swedish women and find that reductions in child … care charges influence fertility decisions, even when costs are initially highly subsidized. Exploiting the exogenous …

the quantity-quality tradeoff to later work linking the economics of fertility to the theory of economic growth. …This paper reviews Gary Becker's contributions to the economic analysis of fertility, from his 1960 paper introducing …

levels among families with children. -- microsimulation ; labor supply ; fertility ; evidence-based policy … assessment of consequences of family related policies in the area of labor market and fertility. We set these models in the … policy making with the aim to reconcile the objectives of increasing female participation and fertility and reducing poverty …