Economic factors are rather an obvious determinant of fertility, as also suggested by "Beckerian" theory. However …, culture is less tangible and less direct factor for fertility. In this paper, the main question is whether culture, as … suggested by "Synthesis" among other theories, is a determinant of fertility in culturally diverse Europe. Using panel-data for …

Fertility has long been declining in industrialised countries and the existence of public pension systems is considered … which a public pension system depresses fertility. Our theoretical framework highlights that the effect of a public pension … system on fertility works via the impact of contributions in such a system on disposable income as well as via the impact on …

agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are … bargaining model of fertility choice and match the model to data from a set of European countries with very low fertility rates …. The distribution of the burden of child care between mothers and fathers turns out to be a key determinant of fertility. A …

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

countries like Spain. At the same time fertility is relatively low in the most concerned countries whereas those in their … fertile phase experience high unemployment rates. Based on these facts we investigate how marriage and fertility decisions in … of the economic crisis on fatherhood. Over all countries we can observe that the fertility rate of employed women becomes …

the populations in the receiving countries. This fact, combined with higher fertility rates and also a continued inflow of …

the populations in the receiving countries. This fact, combined with higher fertility rates and also a continued inflow of …