Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic … the analysis on two datasets: the American Community Survey and the Fertility Supplement of the Current Population Survey …

fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a decline … family life are stressed. …

fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a … shaping family life are stressed …

child, as well as on their subsequent fertility by exploiting unique, rich administrative data in a difference … all dissipate by five years after birth. The mandate instead persistently increased subsequent fertility: affected women … greater early child care availability experienced a larger increase in subsequent fertility following the mandate, suggesting …

are: (i) the secular decline in fertility between 1800 and 1980, (ii) the decline in agricultural employment and the rise …