This paper examines the causal effects of a major change in the German parental leave benefit scheme on fertility. I … not display any catch-up effects. I also find a substantial heterogeneity inWest and East Germany. Because the reform …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

We address the relationship between family policies and fertility in Norway, including three somewhat different … fertility outcomes, there is wide heterogeneity in how they respond to the policies. …

We study the causal effects of changes in parental leave provisions on fertility and return-to-work behavior. We … planned children and/or to increase fertility. We study the quantitative effect of this incentive using an empirical strategy … when the child became 18 months old brought about no change in fertility behavior, but a labor supply effect that is …

We study the causal effects of changes in parental leave provisions on fertility and return-towork behavior. We exploit … children and/or to increase fertility. We study the quantitative effect of this incentive using an empirical strategy which … when the child became 18 months old brought about no change in fertility behavior, but a labor supply effect that is …

identify the impact of changes in the price of a marginal child on fertility. We find a positive, statistically significant …, and economically meaningful price effect on overall fertility and, consistent with Becker (1960) and Becker and Tomes … (1976), a small effect of income on fertility, which is negative at low and positive at high income levels. We also find a …