This paper develops and estimates an empirical model of the interplay between fertility and economic development. Using … interplay between fertility and output obtained from single cross-country regressions are biased downward because that method of …

temporarily or permanently affect fertility in small open economies. This article tests the Becker-Barro model with relevant data … that government subsidies for having children have a strong positive effect on fertility, while the provision of public … is only weak support for the hypothesis that real interest rates positively influence fertility. …

This paper estimates a reduced form neoclassical model of Canadian fertility dynamics using an econometric technique … in Canadian fertility dynamics as well as other socio-demographic features of Canadian women. However, we fail to totally … characterize the important drops in the fertility rate that took place for this era. …

Focusing just on the fertility aspects of the Easterlin hypothesis, this paper offers a critical assessment - rather … than just a selective citation - of the extensive fertility literature generated by Easterlin, and a complete inventory of … fertility, but is less clear regarding the source(s) of differences in material aspirations, and suggests that the observed …

Effects of sex preference on investments in children`s human capital, bequests and fertility are studied, with and …

. The emphasis on women`s employment as a determinant of low fertility has to be supplemented by an examination of the …

This paper examines the interaction between decisions on divorce and fertility. The analysis generates two major … implications. Firstly, it complements the existing literature on endogenous fertility to explain why population growth and economic … development leads to a simultaneous increase in divorce rates and decrease in fertility rates. …

Fertility Revolution" and questions regarding the applicability of the theory of household choice in modernizing societies. This …

This paper examines one avenue through which female autonomy impinges on fertility and child mortality in developing … decisions of a couple regarding fertility and allocation of resources for the healthcare of their children are made within a … point utility of mothers is shown to reduce fertility and also to reduce child mortality rates. Paradoxically, the increase …