This paper studies the dynamics of fertility in 180 countries in the period 1950-2015 and investigates the determinants … of the onset of fertility transitions. We find evidence of convergence in three groups of countries, and distinguish the … transitioning countries from those not transitioning. The estimation of the year of onset of the fertility transition is followed by …

combination of purchased and own care, the effect of income on fertility is ambiguous, even if quantity of children is a normal … income effect on fertility is positive when quantity is a normal good. (iii) If, on the other hand, there only is own care …, there is a different kind of quantity-quality trade-off. The income effect on fertility is positive if quantity is a closer …

and fertility behavior of teenage women in Turkey using the 2008 Turkish Demographic and Health Survey. We find that the …

become mothers and of women eventually attaining a completed fertility of zero. We document that these groups' satisfaction …

formation and potentially affecting marriage and fertility outcomes. I study the implications of the female advantage in …-form relationship between marriage market exposure to the reform and marriage and fertility outcomes. The results show that in marriage …

, completed fertility and mid-career earnings. We find an overall increasing inequality in career and family outcomes of men …