The economic theory of fertility choice builds predominantly on the unitary model of the household, in which there is a … bear on fertility choice, and we point out promising future directions for this line of research. …

The economic theory of fertility choice builds predominantly on the unitary model of the household, in which there is a … bear on fertility choice, and we point out promising future directions for this line of research. …

The economic theory of fertility choice builds predominantly on the unitary model of the household, in which there is a … bear on fertility choice, and we point out promising future directions for this line of research …

larger families than women do. Within countries, we find wide dispersion in spouses' desired fertility: there are many … couples whose ideal family size differs by five children or more. This disagreement between spouses suggests that the extent … to which women are empowered should matter for fertility choices. We point to evidence at both the macro and micro levels …

larger families than women do. Within countries, we find wide dispersion in spouses' desired fertility: there are many … couples whose ideal family size differs by five children or more. This disagreement between spouses suggests that the extent … to which women are empowered should matter for fertility choices. We point to evidence at both the macro and micro levels …

The economic theory of fertility choice builds predominantly on the unitary model of the household, in which there is a … bear on fertility choice, and we point out promising future directions for this line of research. …

fertility. We highlight four factors that facilitate combining a career with a family: family policy, cooperative fathers …In this survey, we argue that the economic analysis of fertility has entered a new era. First-generation models of … fertility choice were designed to account for two empirical regularities that, in the past, held both across countries and …

larger families than women do. Within countries, we find wide dispersion in spouses' desired fertility: there are many … couples whose ideal family size differs by five children or more. This disagreement between spouses suggests that the extent … to which women are empowered should matter for fertility choices. We point to evidence at both the macro and micro levels …

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 …. The distribution of the burden of child care between mothers and fathers turns out to be a key determinant of fertility. A …

fertility. We highlight four factors that facilitate combining a career with a family: family policy, cooperative fathers …In this survey, we argue that the economic analysis of fertility has entered a new era. First-generation models of … fertility choice were designed to account for two empirical regularities that, in the past, held both across countries and …