which have occurred over the past decades; delayed entry into marriage and decline in fertility levels across both developed … marriage timing and fertility level differences using both economic and cultural factors. The results indicate that economic … denomination of countries. Religious denomination is also an important indicator of fertility level differences among both …

This paper analyzes the effects of skilled migration and remittances on fertility decisions at origin. We develop an … overlapping generations model which accounts for endogenous fertility and education. Parents choose the number of children they … that, at origin, increased high skilled emigration reduces fertility and fosters human capital accumulation. -- Skilled …

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 studies the determinants of fertility in a panel of 150 developing and developed nations. The paper finds … affect fertility of the developed countries, but they do not have robust effects on fertility in the developing world. The … male labor-force participation rate is important in explaining fertility in developing countries and it has a bigger …

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 …

During the last two decades fertility rates have decreased and have become positively correlated with female … these trends. High unemployment and unstable contracts, common in Southern Europe, depress fertility, particularly of … generous maternity benefits linked to previous employment, such as those in Scandinavia, boost fertility of the 25-29 and 30 …

High-income countries have generally experienced falling fertility in recent decades. In most of these countries, the … total fertility rate is now below the level that implies a stable population in the long run. This has led to concerns among … economists, policymakers, and the wider public about the economic consequences of low fertility and population decline. In this …