Though the negative correlation between fertility and development has been long acknowledged, it is challenging to … estimate the causal effect of female labor force participation (FLFP) on fertility. We use a novel instrument for estimating … fertility. We find large effects on fertility and mothers’ age: increases in FLFP can explain at least 42% of the reduction in …

Fertility rates are below replacement level in most industrialised countries. There are, however, substantial cross … associated with low fertility: delay in the formation of new families, persistent gender asymmetries in practice but also partly …-) decisions on fertility are a way of dealing with these constraints and tensions. …

of these custody law reforms on the incidence of marriage and divorce. Our identification strategy exploits the different … data suggest that the introduction of joint custody led to a long-run increase in marriage rates. There is no convincing … dampened the persistent downturn in marriage. Our empirical evidence is fully consistent with the supposition that these …

We document the effect of unemployment insurance generosity on divorce and fertility using an identification strategy … women's layoffs; reductions in fertility associated with men's layoffs; and increases in fertility associated with women …

In 1933, the German government introduced the marriage loan for newlyweds, a policy aimed at increasing marriages and …