High-income countries have generally experienced falling fertility in recent decades. In most of these countries, the … total fertility rate is now below the level that implies a stable population in the long run. This has led to concerns among … economists, policymakers, and the wider public about the economic consequences of low fertility and population decline. In this …

population growth, an implication which is hard to see in the data. Here we integrate micro-founded fertility and schooling into … future economic growth - when fertility is going to be below replacement level in virtually all fully developed countries …

setup with micro-founded fertility and schooling behavior. We then show how a Beckerian child quality-quantity trade …-run prospects for future economic growth - when fertility is going to be below replacement level in virtually all developed …

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa …

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa …

It is widely argued that declining fertility slows the pace of economic growth in industrialized countries through its … negative effect on labor supply. There are, however, theoretical arguments suggesting that the effect of falling fertility on … consumer optimization model that incorporates endogenous fertility as well as endogenous education and health investments. The …