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 …

This paper explores gendered patterns of time use as an explanatory factor behind fertility trends in the developed … decades of unprecedented fertility decline in the industrialized world, only a handful of countries in the West exhibit … replacement fertility rates - around two children per woman. Paradoxically, birth rates are substantially lower in countries in …

This paper explores gendered patterns of time use as an explanatory factor behind fertility trends in the developed … decades of unprecedented fertility decline in the industrialized world, only a handful of countries in the West exhibit … replacement fertility rates – around two children per woman. Paradoxically, birth rates are substantially lower in countries in …

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

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

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 …

whole. Research has focused on the effect postponing fertility has on the labor market outcomes for mothers and on the total … force participation and wages but may have negative effects on overall fertility, especially in the absence of supportive …

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