This paper examines the effect of differences in ability on the timing and number ofchildren. Higher skilled women have …

Decisions concerning marriage, fertility, participation, and the education of children are explained using a two … countries tend to get less education than boys of the same educational ability, and of why a substantial minority of women in …, and (iv) length and effective enforcement of compulsory education. The predictions are consistent with two empirical …

Aiming to boost fertility rates, in 2007 the Spanish government implemented a universal €2500 baby bonus paid to …

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany experienced an unprecedented temporary drop in fertility driven by …

school entry cut-off give birth at higher age, but total fertility and earnings are unaffected. Being born after the cut …

in the household and self-employment probabilities among women. This has been seen as an indication of women with young … women since there are other institutions in place aiming at facilitating the combination of work and family. Using Swedish … choosing self-employment also among Swedish women. The effect is strongest for women with very young children, 0-3 years of age …

In a model with endogenous fertility and labor supply three instruments of family policies are analyzed: child benefits …