in fertility. However, most research on fertility and happiness uses cross-sectional data, hindering causal conclusions … than men. These results, which are similar in Britain and Germany, suggest that childbearing increases parental happiness … most among those who postpone and have more resources. This recipe for happiness is highly consistent with the fertility …

outcomes in Germany, the child penalty. We further investigate how the 2007 parental benefits reform changed the child penalty … while accounting for fertility effects. A large novel data set linking data from two administrative sources provides …

accordance with pre-dictions from economic models of fertility timing. This effect did not differ greatly between educational …

Fertility and female labour force participation are no longer negatively correlated in developed countries. Recently … prices of household services, which are relevant for fertility and employment decisions. This paper analyses the effect of … immigration on labour supply and fertility of native women in the UK, with a focus on the role of immigration on household …

Germany during the 1990s, and by identifying personal attributes and life-course events that influenced its direction and … different welfare regimes. Results show that old-age income mobility is more pronounced in Britain than in Germany, and that in … life, more so in Germany than in Britain …