environments characterized by fixed resources, endogenous fertility, and full information. Individuals in our environment are fully … et al. (2007). We also show that efficient allocation in the endogenous fertility case differs significantly from its … exogenous fertility counterpart. In particular, optimal steady state population is proportional to the amount of fixed resources …

There is an inverse association between income per adult and fertility among countries, and across households this … inverse association is also often observed. Many studies find fertility is lower among better educated women and is often … policies that change fertility, if they are independent of parent preferences for children or the economic conditions which …

Economists and demographers have long argued that fertility differs by income (differential fertility), and that social … security creates incentives for people to rear fewer children. Does the effect of social security on fertility differ by income …? How does social security change the cross-sectional relationship between fertility and income? Does social security …

disturbances after childbirth. -- Fertility ; Lock-in effect ; Inequality ; Education …

This paper analyzes and predicts the changes of relationship between income and fertility rate of cross-countries using … between income and fertility rate, which is presented in the form of inverted S-shaped curve which shows the three regimes of … demographic transition. Some developed countries have completed their demographic transition in fertility rate, and in developing …

model of the accidental bequest with endogenous fertility, weanalyze the effects of a decrease in the old-age mortality rate …

A negative relationship between income and fertility has persisted for so long that its existence is often taken for … fertility between rich and poor. We show that the relationship between income and fertility has flattened between 1980 and 2010 … in the US, a time of increasing inequality, as high income families increased their fertility. These facts challenge the …

the dynamic evolution of income and fertility distributions and their interdependencies over three endogenous phases of … economic development. In our model, heterogeneous families determine fertility and children's human capital, and generations … dynamic behavior of inequalities in fertility, educational attainments, and three endogenous income inequality measures …

intergenerational mobility? We study these questions with particular interest in the impact of two family choices: fertility and … transfers. Fertility rates, which are higher for low-income than high-income families, are associated with differences in the … level of resources available for children's education. To evaluate the quantitative importance of fertility and family …