become mothers and of women eventually attaining a completed fertility of zero. We document that these groups' satisfaction …

increase in fertility rates, particularly for second births among married and older women, providing suggestive evidence of an … increase in completed fertility. Second, we find an increase in overall female employment, likely due to the desire to qualify … the birth of a child. Our setting enables us to examine the effect of family policies in a region with patriarchal gender …

Low fertility rates are a cause of social concern in many developed countries, with growing youth unemployment often … prospects actually discourages family formation or for how long the effect might persist. In addition, recessions can affect the … divorce rate. Therefore, understanding the relationship between labor market conditions and family formation can provide …

We present a dynamic life-cycle model of women's labor supply, marriage, and fertility choices that explicitly … forms of health on other life dynamics, with better mental health having stronger impacts on marriage and fertility outcomes … employment have long-lasting eects on life decisions, life satisfaction, and income due to their interaction with fertility …

earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive …This paper studies how individuals believe human capital investments will affect their future career and family life … and family expectations help explain human capital choices. …

We estimate the effects of large, positive wealth shocks on marriage and fertility in a sample of Swedish lottery … players. For male winners, wealth increases marriage formation and reduces divorce risk, suggesting wealth increases men …'s attractiveness as prospective and current partners. Wealth also increases male fertility. The only discernible effect on female …

- both own education and that of parents - in delaying marriage and fertility of young women. …Low female schooling attainment, early marriage and low age at first birth are major policy concerns in developing … countries. This paper jointly estimated the determinants of educational attainment, marriage age and age of first birth among …

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 …

them are childless when young and locate downtown. Estimating a dynamic model of fertility timing and within-city location … choices, we find delayed childbearing accounts for 52% of urban revival. The impact of changes in fertility choices is …