We study the impact of restricting child-related social assistance to the first two children in the family on the … fertility of third and subsequent births. As of April 2017, all third and subsequent born children to low-income families in the …-order fertility among lowincome families. However, compared to earlier research in the UK and elsewhere, largely based on benefit …

whether the ACA dependent care provision is associated with family structure and public program participation among young …

contraception or age-specific fertility. The dearth of long-run family planning experiments has led economists to consider …. Using these instrumental variables to estimate the effect of this exogenous variation in fertility on family outcomes …, economists discover these cross effectsʺ of fertility on family welfare outcomes tend to be substantially smaller in absolute …

contraception or age-specific fertility. The dearth of long-run family planning experiments has led economists to consider …. Using these instrumental variables to estimate the effect of this exogenous variation in fertility on family outcomes …, economists discover these "cross effects" of fertility on family welfare outcomes tend to be substantially smaller in absolute …

This paper reviews empirical evidence on the micro-level consequences of family planning programs in middle- and low …-income countries. In doing so, it focuses on fertility outcomes (the number and timing of births), women's health and socio … throughout the life cycle. Although effect sizes are heterogeneous, long-term studies imply that in practice, family planning …