similar. While in each model the total fertility rate falls as child mortality declines, the number of surviving children … between child mortality and fertility. In the baseline model, fertility choice is continuous, and there is no uncertainty over … the number of surviving children. The baseline model is contrasted to an extension with discrete fertility choice and …

This paper reviews Gary Becker's contributions to the economic analysis of fertility, from his 1960 paper introducing … the quantity-quality tradeoff to later work linking the economics of fertility to the theory of economic growth. …

This paper reviews Gary Becker's contributions to the economic analysis of fertility, from his 1960 paper introducing … the quantity-quality tradeoff to later work linking the economics of fertility to the theory of economic growth …

. The distribution of the burden of child care between mothers and fathers turns out to be a key determinant of fertility. A … agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are … bargaining model of fertility choice and match the model to data from a set of European countries with very low fertility rates …