empirically in a cross-sectional framework with data from Bolivian household surveys. Instead of focusing on actual fertility ….e. the adaptation of desired to actual fertility levels - is taken into account. The empirical findings are in line with the … predictions of these models. Furthermore a weak but significant negative impact of fertility exceeding the desired level on …

Russia introduced in 2007-2012. Maternity Capital resulted in a significant increase in fertility both in the short run (by …Does subsidizing childbirth affect the overall fertility or just the timing of births? Do such policies have … equilibrium effects? We evaluate the effects of a series of subsidies, called Maternity Capital, aimed at increasing fertility in …

sex-selective abortions, the fertility decisions of Armenian, Georgian, and Azeri parents living in Russia in the late … 1970s and the 1980s were significantly more son-biased than those of other ethnic groups in Russia. This finding suggests …