The literature generally points to a negative relationship between female education and fertility. Citing this pattern … and social welfare in developing countries. This paper tests whether the relationship between fertility and education is … fertility. The analysis suggests that increasing education by one year reduces fertility by 0.26 births …

behavior and contraceptive use. Evidence from this analysis suggests that the reduction in fertility associated with raising …

There is growing concern about a decline in the total fertility rate worldwide, but nowhere is the concern greater than … generate incentives for individuals to reduce not just the fertility rate within families, but also the incentive to form … fertility rates. Our results show that the impact of social security on these variables has been non-trivial. Our calibrated …

achieved through the incorporation of altruism and fertility in quot;value of lifequot; type of framework. We are able to … lifequot; and on intergenerational welfare comparisons. We show that, by incorporating altruism and fertility into the analysis …

relatively large increase in the probability of a multiple birth. For relatively low fertility patients who responded to the … expanded insurance coverage, treatment was often unsuccessful and did not result in a live birth. For relatively high fertility …

countries reduce fertility or improve socio-economic outcomes. Despite suggestive associations, disagreement persists because … independently later in life. Although family planning explains only about 10% of Colombia%u2019s fertility decline, it appears to … have reduced the otherwise substantial costs of fertility control and may be among the most effective development …

, starvation) and quot;preventive checksquot; (marriage, fertility). Developing economies since the Industrial Revolution, and more … recently especially Asian economies, have experienced steady income growth accompanied by sharply falling fertility and … mortality rates. We develop a dynamic model of endogenous fertility, longevity, and human capital formation within a Malthusian …