; education ; fertility ; children ; instrumental variables ; compulsory schooling laws … schooling changes as the source of exogenous variation. We impose external estimates of the direct effect of maternal education … findings suggest that the child's probability of post compulsory education decreases when born to a teenage mother, and that …

schooling changes as the source of exogenous variation. We impose external estimates of the direct effect of maternal education … findings suggest that the child's probability of post compulsory education decreases when born to a teenage mother, and that …

of labour is still highly traditional. Particularly among women with a moderate and low level of education, unemployment … clearly increases the likelihood to have a first child. -- Family formation ; fertility ; unemployment ; cross …

characteristics and fertility history from different countries and, consequently, under different parental leave regulations. Results …

It is well known that highly "female" fields of study in tertiary education are characterized by higher fertility … study implied by the recent expansion of tertiary education in 19 European countries and a difference …-in-differences research design, to show that the share of women on study peer groups affects early fertility levels only little. Early …

countries like Spain. At the same time fertility is relatively low in the most concerned countries whereas those in their … fertile phase experience high unemployment rates. Based on these facts we investigate how marriage and fertility decisions in … of the economic crisis on fatherhood. Over all countries we can observe that the fertility rate of employed women becomes …