Fertility rates have fallen below replacement levels in many economies. We examine the relationship between female … incomes and fertility for college graduates in the United States. Female income is likely endogenous to fertility, and … procedure to estimate two-sided bounds for the effect of female income on fertility. The effect of female income on fertility is …

Although a large body of literature has argued that motherhood has a profound and long-lasting negative effect on the … Socio- Economic Survey (HSES) to examine the correlation between the presence of children of different age categories in a … towards women, as well as household decision-making as potential explanations. We find that small children decrease the …

We present a dynamic life-cycle model of women's labor supply, marriage, and fertility choices that explicitly … forms of health on other life dynamics, with better mental health having stronger impacts on marriage and fertility outcomes … employment have long-lasting eects on life decisions, life satisfaction, and income due to their interaction with fertility …

choice of occupation and partner. This results in a stronger response to motherhood in labor market outcomes. As a relevant … mechanism, I provide evidence of increased gender-specialized parenting in families with mixed-sex children. Finally, I find …

work. Mostly lacking, however, are job and business training programs that take into account how mothers' employment … improve children's well-being. …