development. The leave policies can also influence women's fertility choices, as well as household specialization and husbands …

We present a dynamic life-cycle model of women's labor supply, marriage, and fertility choices that explicitly … forms of health on other life dynamics, with better mental health having stronger impacts on marriage and fertility outcomes … employment have long-lasting eects on life decisions, life satisfaction, and income due to their interaction with fertility …

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 …

This paper uses U.S. Census data from 1980, 1990 and 2000 to estimate synthetic-cohort life cycle effects of fertility …. For single women, the causal effect of fertility has declined significantly over time. Couples, however, have become more …

higher marriage rates for women and lower for men. Land abundance favored higher fertility. The demands of childcare …

beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …