and a fixed effect two-stage least squares model, this study exploits variations in fertility and in human capital …

This paper develops a dynamic general equilibrium model of fertility, human capital accumulation, child labor and … survival probability leads to falling fertility, eventually to investment into schooling and the demise of child labor. Child … generate a demographic transition. Falling mortality can only explain a relatively small part of the fertility decline. A …

unmarried women, thereby delaying female marriage, lowering fertility, and unleashing economic growth. We show that this …

significant technological advancements along with a reduction in fertility rates and population growth, enabling economies to …

By merging individual data on valuable patents granted in Prussia in the late nineteenth century with county level …

This paper provides empirical evidence supporting the interaction between fertility, education and economic growth …, the key explanatory variables in Tunisia's fertility model are real GDP per capita, infant mortality, contraceptive use … of fertility transition on education and economic growth. To deal with too little or incomplete data, time series data …

This paper explores the evolution of child labor, fertility, and human capital in the process of development. In early … stages of development the economy is in a development trap where child labor is abundant, fertility is high and output per …, thereby inducing parents to substitute child education for child labor and reduce fertility. The economy takes-off to a …