Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic … the analysis on two datasets: the American Community Survey and the Fertility Supplement of the Current Population Survey …

This paper explores gendered patterns of time use as an explanatory factor behind fertility trends in the developed … decades of unprecedented fertility decline in the industrialized world, only a handful of countries in the West exhibit … replacement fertility rates - around two children per woman. Paradoxically, birth rates are substantially lower in countries in …

This paper addresses two main questions: what is the relationship between fertility and sex selection and how does … show that falling fertility intensifies use of sex selection, leading to use at lower parities, and longer spacing after a …-selective abortions and have the lowest fertility. Women with less education have substantially higher fertility and do not appear to use …

gender and heterogeneity in dowry amounts across marriage markets, we find that the prospect of paying higher dowry increases …-preferring fertility behaviors and investments in girls. …

This article argues that a systematic integration of gender into labor economics courses based on standard textbooks is … students to the importance of gender differences in economic outcomes. We provide a prototype of such a course, and we show how … gender-aware content and pedagogical tools can complement a course based on a standard textbook or set of articles. We also …

economic development. Gender equality is an inherent part of Aid for Trade. This has also been reflected in the Buenos Aires … "analysing, designing and implementing more gender-responsive trade policies". Three key facts on women's economic empowerment … through Aid for Trade * Donors and partner countries have been devoting increasing attention to gender dimensions in Aid for …

portion of the gender wage gap is explainable by realized and expected fertility and that the long-run effect of policies …-friendly occupations. We estimate a dynamic life-cycle model of fertility, occupational choice, and labor supply using detailed survey and …-female wage gap as it evolves from labor market entry onward and the effect of pro-fertility policies. We show that a substantial …