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 …

There is mounting evidence of a complex system of multi-directional links between fertility, productivity and … long run relationship between fertility and productivity to which both fertility and productivity adjust. This calls into … question pro-fertility policies in these countries that aim to offset the costs of population ageing, because an increase in …

An analysis of the effect of public pension schemes on a country's fertility rate and a proposal for policies to reform …