explain fertility behavior. We study parental happiness trajectories before and after the birth of a child, using large … those who have postponed childbearing. This pattern is consistent with the fertility behavior that emerged during the second … demographic transition and provides new insights into low and late fertility. Copyright Population Association of America 2014 …

During the 1920s and early 1930s, fertility in American municipalities declined overall and with large variation … between areas and across time. Using data for 1923-1932 on fertility and public spending for over 50 large cities, we show … fertility. Fixed effects regressions indicate a $4 increase in per capita public health education spending or a $37 increase in …

A fundamental reversal of the traditional fertility-development relationship has occurred in highly developed countries … so that further socioeconomic development is no longer associated with decreasing fertility, but with increasing … fertility. In this paper, we seek to shed light on the mechanisms underlying this reversal by analyzing data from 1975 to 2008 …

marriage and fertility, extending them to simultaneous forecasting of multiple cohorts and to processes restricted by factors …

explain fertility behavior. We study parental happiness trajectories before and after the birth of a child using large British …. This pattern is consistent with the fertility behavior emerging during the second demographic transition and provides new … insights into low and late fertility. …

in fertility. However, most research on fertility and happiness uses cross-sectional data, hindering causal conclusions … most among those who postpone and have more resources. This recipe for happiness is highly consistent with the fertility … fertility. …

There are already several documented examples of recent increases in cohort fertility in Scandinavia, but for most … countries, cohorts are too young to see if cohort fertility has increased. We produce new estimates of completed cohort … fertility for cohorts born in the 1970s. We combine the best of previous efforts, using cohort forecasting methods to preserve …