. In contrast to studies for other developed countries, we find a significant negative effect of education on fertility … the particularly high opportunity costs of child-rearing in Germany. -- fertility ; education ; timing of births …This study analyzes the effect of education on the number of children, childlessness, and the timing of births. We use …

This paper investigates the effect of education on fertility under inflexible labor market conditions. We exploit … countries, we find that increased education causally reduces completed fertility. This negative effect operates through a … particularly high opportunity costs of child-rearing in Germany. -- fertility ; education ; childlessness ; timing of births …

. In contrast to studies for other developed countries, we find a significant negative effect of education on fertility … the particularly high opportunity costs of child-rearing in Germany. -- fertility ; education ; timing of births …This study analyzes the effect of education on the number of children, childlessness, and the timing of births.We use …

investments influencing parental time and economic resources invested in children's education. This aspect is related to the … size on children's education. We show that these findings are robust to a number of checks. The effects appear stronger for …

parental earnings or fathers’ education, or relative to other predictors of child perforƯmance. We find no effects on … intermediate outcomes such as mothers’ subsequent earnƯings, child health, parental fertility, divorce rates, or the mothers …’ mental health. Overall the results suggest positive causal interaction effects between mothers’ education and the amount of …

parental earnings or fathers' education, or relative to other predictors of child performance. We find no effects on … intermediate outcomes such as mothers' subsequent earnings, child health, parental fertility, divorce rates, or the mothers' mental … health. Overall the results suggest positive causal interaction effects between mothers' education and the amount of time …