A large number of pairs of countries exhibit a dynamic pattern in which: (i) Fertility in both countries declines … across time; (ii) Initially one country has higher fertility and lower per-capita income compared to the other; (iii) In time …, as per-capita income converges, fertility rates in the poorer country become lower than in the richer one.This paper …

High-income countries have generally experienced falling fertility in recent decades. In most of these countries, the … total fertility rate is now below the level that implies a stable population in the long run. This has led to concerns among … economists, policymakers, and the wider public about the economic consequences of low fertility and population decline. In this …

children’s health. The main result of this paper is that the correlation between economic growth and fertility rates runs in … ; fertility rates …

We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous reductions in fertility on output per capita. Our simulation model …

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 …

We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous reductions in fertility on output per capita. Our simulation model … quantitative macroeconomic theory. We apply the model to examine the effect of a change in fertility from the UN medium-variant to …