Estimating saving and fertility simultaneously by the VAR method, we find that social security cover has a positive … effect on household saving, and a negative effect on fertility. In Germany, as in other countries where the hypothesis was …, the negative effect of social security on fertility tends to erode the system's own contributory base, because it reduces …

and money in their upbringing. -- Pension reform ; implicit pension taxes and subsidies ; child benefits ; fertility …

-tiered demographic system. A group of “insiders” were able to marry, and experienced both high marital fertility and high infant and … child mortality. A second group, of “outsiders”, were prevented from marrying. Many, especially the males, left the … community; those who stayed contributed to growing illegitimacy and associated levels of infant and child mortality that were …

-tiered demographic system. A group of insiders were able to marry, and experienced both high marital fertility and high infant and child … mortality. A second group of outsiders were prevented from marrying. Many, especially the males, left the community; those who … stayed contributed to growing illegitimacy and associated levels of infant and child mortality that were even higher than for …

This paper studies the effect of parenthood timing on future wages. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel … (SOEP), we employ an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal effect of delaying parenthood on wages of mothers … and fathers. Consistent with previous studies, we provide evidence for a positive delaying effect on wages. We further …

This paper studies the effect of parenthood timing on future wages. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel … (SOEP), we employ an instrumental variable approach to identify the causal effect of delaying parenthood on wages of mothers … and fathers. Consistent with previous studies, we provide evidence for a positive delaying effect on wages. We further …

After the fall of the Berlin wall, the total fertility rate in East Germany tumbled from 1.7 (1989) to a stunning 0 … suggest that women postpone fertility when the wage penalty for time off work in the current period are high; and the … fertility decline and demonstrate that incentives in the labor market have a strong influence on fertility decisions. …