Since 1989 fertility and family formation have declined sharply in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet … Union. Fertility rates are converging on - and sometimes falling below - rates in Western Europe, most of which are below …

This paper studies to what extent banning first-generation women from aborting affected the fertility of second …

This paper studies to what extent banning first-generation women from aborting affected the fertility of second …

This paper investigates the effect of a large economic shock on marriage and fertility choices. I exploit the 1990's … important driver of changes in fertility outcomes of young women. Changes in women's employment opportunities are not a mediator … for the effect of trade exposure on fertility. There is no evidence of changes in marriage rates across regions exposed to …

administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0-7.8% of the overall fertility decline until …

administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0-7.8% of the overall fertility decline until …

This paper investigates the interrelated dynamics of employment, cohabitation and fertility for German women and men …

This paper investigates the interrelated dynamics of employment, cohabitation and fertility for German women and men …

I study how bias in agricultural technological change affects labor market opportunities and fertility in a modern … of female labor into other sectors. Further, this technology adoption increased fertility, due to increases in overall … market opportunities or contribute to fertility decline, unless substitution effects are negative and sufficiently large …

administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0 7.8% of the overall fertility decline until …