In this paper we study the separate effects of unemployment and job displace- ment on fertility in a sample of white … collar women in Austria. Using an instru- mental variables approach we show that unemployment incidence as such has no … so irrespective of the incidence or the duration of the associated unemployment spell. …

The systematic use of experience rating is an original feature of the U.S. unemployment benefit system. In most states …, unemployment benefits are financed by taxing firms in proportion to their separations. Experience rating is a way to require … employers to contribute to the payment of unemployment benefits they create through their firing decisions. It is striking that …

reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises because displaced workers undergo a …

reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises because displaced workers undergo a … slows down after the birth of a child and all specific human capital is destroyed upon job loss. -- fertility ; unemployment …