the savings rate is not homogeneous. On average, the effect attributed to real estate dominates the other components of … wealth. In addition, the savings rate strongly responds to demographic trends. Besides the direct impact of the age structure …, an indirect effect arises through the accumulation of wealth. The savings rate does not decrease with age in a monotonic …

the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …

fertility which changes the age compositions and could thereby account for savings and growth in Asia. …Life cycle savings is proposed as one explanation for much of the increase in savings and economic growth in Asia. The … association between the age composition of a nation?s population and its savings rate, observed within 16 Asian countries from …

. Corporate savings have surged across Asia during this period, becoming the main component of gross national savings in the … growth rates for the key emerging markets and other developing economies in Asia. China has by far the lowest share of … private consumption to GDP in Asia and, during this decade, has recorded the lowest rate of employment growth relative to GDP …

adolescent pregnancy rates are high. Little empirical evidence exists concerning the relationship between teen fertility and the … of fertility and labor market outcomes, we instrument the timing of first birth using young women's community …

Despite the remarkable increase in women's education levels and the rapid fall of their fertility rate in Iran, female … impact on most mothers' participation. This result explains why the rapid decline in fertility rates did not increase female …

We evaluate the effect of a 2003 reform in the Spanish income tax on fertility and the employment of mothers with small … effect of the reform is ambiguous on both outcomes. We find that the combined reforms significantly increased both fertility …