The relationship between income, cost of childrearing and fertility is of considerable political and theoretical … fertility. The variation comes from a regional child benefit and tax reform implemented in the northern municipalities of the … group. Individual-level multivariate analysis suggests that a reduced direct cost of children increases fertility, mainly …

involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the …

Using microdata from Current Population Survey Fertility supplements 1990-2010 we examine whether Common Law Marriage …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the …

Scholars have been examining the relationship between fertility and unemployment for more than a century. Most studies … find that fertility falls with unemployment in the short run, but it is not known whether these negative effects persist … period 1975 to 2010, we analyze both the short and long-run effects of unemployment on fertility. We follow fixed cohorts of …