Only a few rich nations are currently at replacement levels of fertility and many are considerably below. We believe … that changes in the status of women are driving fertility change. At low levels of female status, women specialize in … household production and fertility is high. In an intermediate phase, women have increasing opportunities to earn a living …

1985 to 1996 period at each stage of the fertility decision tree, including sexual activity, contraception, pregnancy …

We estimate the effect of fertility on female labor force participation in a cross-country panel data set using … abortion legislation as an instrument for fertility. We find a large negative effect of the fertility rate on female labor … persistent over time giving an effect among older women. We present a simulation model of the effect of fertility reduction on …

We analyze theoretically and empirically the impact of comparative advantage in international trade on fertility. We … model is that countries with comparative advantage in female-labor intensive goods are characterized by lower fertility … empirically that countries with comparative advantage in industries employing primarily women exhibit lower fertility. We use a …

fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a …

at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with …

To assess whether earnings-dependent maternity leave positively impacts fertility and narrows the baby gap between high … fertility up to 5 years post reform. In addition to demonstrating an up to 22% increase in the fertility of tertiary educated … versus low educated women, I find a positive, statistically significant effect of increased benefits on fertility, driven …