Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic … the analysis on two datasets: the American Community Survey and the Fertility Supplement of the Current Population Survey …

headship and raised fertility. In light of the substantial increase in immigration, we examine this question separately for … lower fertility. Thus, by the 2008-2013 period, any apparent son preference among natives in their fertility decisions … reversal of the gender gap in college attendance beginning in the 1980s (Goldin, Katz and Kuziemko 2006), making girls more …

economic development. Gender equality is an inherent part of Aid for Trade. This has also been reflected in the Buenos Aires … "analysing, designing and implementing more gender-responsive trade policies". Three key facts on women's economic empowerment … through Aid for Trade * Donors and partner countries have been devoting increasing attention to gender dimensions in Aid for …

Ireland’s relatively late and feeble fertility transition remains poorly-understood. The leading explanations stress … Ireland to study fertility in Dublin and Belfast. Our larger project aims to use the extensive literature on the fertility … those used in previous studies of Irish fertility, and is the first from an urban area. We find considerable support for the …

a gender wage gap, associated with lower female labor force participation rates and higher fertility. This paper …Gender-based discrimination is a pervasive and costly phenomenon. To a greater or lesser extent, all economies present … presents a growth model where saving, fertility and labor market participation are endogenously determined, and there is wage …

I show how the influences of unskilled immigration, differential fertility between immigrants and the local indigenous … transfers. For the economy at large, high-fertility unskilled immigrants and a lowfertility indigenous population result in …

educational expenditures and decreases fertility among more affluent whites whose children flee. In contrast, among less …