Medical research indicates that breastfeeding suppresses post-natal fertility. We model the implications for … breastfeeding decisions and test the model's predictions using survey data from India. First, we find that breastfeeding increases … with birth order, since mothers near or beyond their desired total fertility are more likely to make use of the …

plausibly random. Given a strong son-preference in India, parents tend to have more children if the first born is a girl. Our IV …

India's male-biased sex ratio has worsened over the past several decades. In combination with the increased … availability of prenatal sex-diagnostic technology, the declining fertility rate is a hypothesized factor. Suppose a couple …. This paper empirically measures the relationship between desired fertility and the sex ratio. Standard survey questions on …

The 1960s ushered in a new era in U.S. demographic history characterized by significantly lower fertility rates and … provides new evidence that it accelerated the post-1960 decline in marital fertility …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Over the past century fertility behavior in the United Stated has undergone profound changes Measured by cohort … fertility the average number of children per married woman had declined from about 5.5 children at the time of the Civil War to … took place in the dispersion of fertility among these women: the percentage of women with, say, seven or more children …

This paper examines the effect of a nationwide healthcare reform implemented in Turkey on women's fertility decisions … clinics, called Family Health Centers, on a walk-in basis. Although reducing fertility was not specified among the goals of …'s position is to encourage fertility behavior and discourage birth control practices among women at prime childbearing ages …

The historical fertility transition is one of the most important events in economic history. This study provides new … the sharp decline in fertility that took place in Britain beginning in that year. We then show that similar declines are … highlight the importance of changing social norms in the historical fertility transition and provide novel evidence showing that …