I study the impact of a universal child benefit on fertility and family well-being. I exploit the unanticipated … introduction of a new, sizeable, unconditional child benefit in Spain in 2007, granted to all mothers giving birth on or after July … that the benefit did lead to a significant increase in fertility, as intended, part of it coming from an immediate …

I study the impact of a universal child benefit on fertility and family well-being. I exploit the unanticipated … introduction of a new, sizeable, unconditional child benefit in Spain in 2007, granted to all mothers giving birth on or after July … that the benefit did lead to a significant increase in fertility, as intended, part of it coming from an immediate …

Fertility and female labour force participation are no longer negatively correlated in developed countries. Recently … prices of household services, which are relevant for fertility and employment decisions. This paper analyses the effect of … immigration on labour supply and fertility of native women in the UK, with a focus on the role of immigration on household …

Low fertility is a major policy focus in Japan. Many policies, such as an increase in replacement allowances during … parental leave, were rolled out during the 1990s and early 2000s with little evidence that they had any effect on fertility or …

The negative correlation between female employment and fertility in industrialized nations has weakened since the 1960s …-skilled immigration has driven down wages in the US child-care sector. More affordable child-care has, in turn, increased the fertility of …, immigrant-led declines in the price of child-care has reduced the extent of role incompatibility between fertility and work …