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 …

connection between fertility and labor force participation on the future demographic and economic development in Germany. For … development on growth, mediated through incompatibility of fertility and participation. It is argued that this incompatibility …