mortality are important determinants of fertility decline, while per-capita GDP has probably worked in the opposite direction …This paper studies the dynamics of fertility in 180 countries in the period 1950ñ 2015 and investigates the … determinants of the onset of fertility transitions. The application of Phillips and Sulís (2007) test to fertility rates provides …

This paper examines the effect of national income on the total fertility rate (children born per woman). We estimate … the effects on fertility of shocks to national per capita income using plausibly exogenous variations in oil price shock … negative and significant effect on the total fertility rate. Looking at the entire spectrum of the fertility distribution, the …

equilibrium growth model with endogenous fertility and endogenous longevity under the threat of a deadly enduring infectious … the fertility response to the evolving epidemic conditions. …

Study, we identify adults of childbearing age whose fertility was reduced. We find LLF exposure increases the likelihood of …

Phelpsís (1961) Golden Rule states an unambiguous relationship between optimal capital intensity and fertility: a rise … in fertility decreases the optimal capital intensity, because a higher fertility increases the investment required to … having distinct fertility behaviors. We derive the optimal accumulation rule in that framework, and we show that, unlike what …

This paper examines the impact of male casualties due to World War II on fertility and female employment in the United … counties in the U.S. experienced a Baby Boom following the war, we find that the increase in fertility was lower in high … fertility, we provide evidence that county male casualties are positively related to 1950s female employment and household …

There have been significant changes in both the fertility rates and fertility perception since 1970s. In this paper, we … examine the relationship between government policies towards fertility and the fertility trends. Total fertility rate, defined … as the number of children per woman, is used as the main fertility trend variable. We use panel data from the United …