logarithm per capita output, above which fertility decline reverses, depends on subsidized child care, maternity pay, and the … cross country differences in gender wages, family policy and willingness to substitute maternal time in child rearing as … important factors in an inverse J-shaped effect of economic growth on fertility. The analysis is robust to the introduction of …

and fertility decisions. Moreover, economic growth - hence more job opportunities for women - tends to be constrained in …The family is a key socio-economic unit in society. The nature of its organization is shaped by cultural values and … family, values, norms) tend to reproduce themselves over time, revealing a certain inability to make the necessary …

seems to affect fetal growth, because infants born to mothers exposed to earth tremors in early and/or mid gestation are … more likely to be large for gestational age. The estimates suggest that relatively poorer Chilean mothers are more … evidence that suggests a possible mechanism that explains the varying results across socioeconomic status. Mothers with …