labor market when becoming fathers. We also find that mothers who become self-employed after the birth of the first child …

In this survey, we argue that the economic analysis of fertility has entered a new era. First-generation models of … fertility choice were designed to account for two empirical regularities that, in the past, held both across countries and … across families in a given country: a negative relationship between income and fertility, and another negative relationship …

Single mothers have experienced increasing work requirements both in the UK and in other developed countries. Little is … hours on mental health of single mothers, and compare this relationship to that for partnered mothers. We used 13 waves of … relationship with the mental health of single mothers. Increasing hours to 17-25, 26-35, 36-40, and 41+ is associated with lower …

while accounting for fertility effects. A large novel data set linking data from two administrative sources provides …

while accounting for fertility effects. A large novel data set linking data from two administrative sources provides … positive medium-run effects employment outcomes. It changes the selection into fertility and shows heterogeneous effects …

importantly, we also show for the first time that selection into fertility is the main driver for the previously observed …