We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in England and …

. 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 paper investigates the effect of education on fertility under inflexible labor market conditions. We exploit … complementary data sets, we examine different fertility outcomes over the life cycle. In contrast to evidence for other developed … countries, we find that increased education causally reduces completed fertility. This negative effect operates through a …

. Evidence on intervening pathways suggests that health rather than schooling is the most important channel in connecting early …

's health at birth or long-term health and labor market outcomes. Subsequent maternal health and fertility are also unaffected …Maternity leave policies are designed to safeguard the health of pregnant workers and their unborn children. However …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn …

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …Maternity leave policies are presumed to be essential to ensure the health of pregnant workers and their unborn …