differences in the fraction of adults co-residing with their parents. Comparing Germany and Italy, we show that in contrast to … capture the three-way trade-off between owning, renting, and co-residing. Calibrating the model to Germany we explore the role …

fertility behavior and productivity growth. They present theoretical arguments to the effect that public pension coverage as … such will reduce aggregate fertility and may raise aggregate household savings. They argue further that public pensions, as … the policies under discussion. Their policy proposals to address declines in fertility and productivity growth include the …

What institutional configurations influence fertility patterns across countries? While family policies feature … the two. Housing further influences fertility by shaping transition decisions into parenthood, which in turn alter … fertility behavior. This article provides the logic and empirical evidence linking housing to fertility both directly and …

countries (the US, West Germany, Denmark, Italy, and the United Kingdom), whose fertility rates span the observed fertility …Parity-specific probabilities of having a next birth are estimated from national fertility data and are compared with … can be measured, the possibility that child costs affect both the quantum and the tempo of fertility, the relatively small …