development. The leave policies can also influence women's fertility choices, as well as household specialization and husbands …

In this paper, we conduct an empirical study of the effect of uncertainty on fertility. The precautionary motive for … saving predicts that an increase in uncertainty increases saving by reducing both consumption and fertility. We use a new …. The empirical findings indicate that uncertainty shocks decrease the fertility rate. This evidence is robust to different …

the increase in the fertility rate (quantity) and the decrease in the educational outcome of children (quality), is highly …

This paper examines fertility and labor supply responses to a French policy reform that consisted in conditioning the …, the paper finds that restricting family allowance eligibility criteria decreases fertility. The results also highlight … supply. Auxiliary regressions show that at least part of the decline in fertility is due to timing effects, as the fertility …