uses individual level survey data from the Caucasus Resource Research Center (CRRC) Georgia on fertility before and after … fertility …

analyse and directly compare fertility patterns in two major European economies over a period of 15 years. Strong evidence is … found that opportunity costs play a role in fertility decisions, and for a positive income effect for females with high … earnings. Females in Germany adapt their fertility behaviour more strongly in response to economic incentives than their …

This paper examines the determinants of fertility, using panel data for twenty-seven European countries. We employ … panel co-integration to estimate fertility as function of demographic and economic variables. We show that low fertility in … insecurities affect fertility decisions. The empirical results show that both measures of economic uncertainty have a significant …

This paper analyses the association of labour market outcomes and family policies with fertility trends between 2002 … entire period, these years have been marked by an initial catching-up of total fertility rates after marked declines in … previous decades. Furthermore, after peaking in 2008, total fertility rates declined substantially, fueling concerns about …