This paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of discrete choice for labor supply, fertility and transition from … level wages led to lower fertility also contributing to the decline,because households with children are more likely to own … a home than those without.Somewhat surprisingly we find higher levels of female education ameliorated this trend …

fertility, family transfers, and education. The model, estimated to the US in the 2000s, implies that a counterfactual flat … fertility and transfers dampen intergenerational mobility. To evaluate the quantitative importance of this mechanism, we extend … income-fertility profile would-through the equalization of initial conditions-increase intergenerational mobility by 6%. The …

education and reduced infant mortality are important determinants of fertility decline, while per-capita GDP has probably worked …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 …

analyzed through its direct consequences on fertility and fertility technology, primarily on women actually experiencing an …Legalization of abortion in the 1970s represents a major cultural change: it gives women a higher degree of freedom to … directly control their fertility, allowing them to ultimately decide upon children without man's consent and to decrease …

margin) as well as participation in education and labour activities (the extensive margin). We find robust evidence that … across children to minimize its impact on formal education. …

the household is also affected as subsequent fertility is lower and partnership dissolution is more common. Finally …

We investigate the role of grandparental childcare for fertility decisions of their offspring. Exploiting pension … completed fertility for many cohorts in our data. Consistent with our interpretation, we show that results are limited to the … of changes of living arrangements and labor supply. Given the Italian lowest low fertility, we conclude that pension …