Lipowski, Cäcilia; Wilke, Ralf A.; Koebel, Bertrand M. - 2020
analyse and directly compare fertility patterns in two major European economies over a period of 15 years. Strong evidence is … found that opportunity costs play a role in fertility decisions, and for a positive income effect for females with high … earnings. Females in Germany adapt their fertility behaviour more strongly in response to economic incentives than their …