fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a … significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv) a higher degree of positive assortative mating; (v) more children …

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

In this paper, I assess whether earnings-dependent maternity leave positively impacts fertility and narrows the baby … a differences-in-differences design, I estimate the causal impact of the reform on fertility for up to 5 years. In … addition to demonstrating an up to 23% increase in the fertility of tertiary-educated women, I find a positive, statistically …

This paper develops a model that combines intra-household bargaining with competition on the marriage market to analyse … income. They have the option of unilateral divorce and subsequent remarriage. Through this channel, the marriage market … marriage market into a significantly larger share of household income. Hence, men's incentive to invest in education decreases …