In eine geschlossenen Volkswirtschaft mit gegebener Motivationsstruktur kann das demographische Wachstum die Kreativitätsentfaltung begünstigen, solange Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten von der Ressourcenbasis und der Sach- und Humankapitalausstattung her eine weitere Bevölkerungsexpansion...

We investigate women's fertility, labor and marriage market responses to large declines in child and maternal mortality that occurred following a major medical innovation in the US. In response to the decline in child mortality, women delayed childbearing and had fewer children overall. Fewer...

We investigate women's fertility, labor, and marriage market responses to large declines in child mortality in the U.S. Fertility declined on the intensive margin as expected. However, despite the increasing value of having at least one child, a larger share of women remained childless. We...

We investigate women's fertility, labor and marriage market responses to large declines in child and maternal mortality that occurred following a major medical innovation in the US. In response to the decline in child mortality, women delayed childbearing and had fewer children overall. Fewer...