differ between women with college and postgraduate education. Likewise, black-white fertility differentials among women with … college and post-graduate education for birth cohorts 1931-1980. Our findings show a significant postponement of the first …A postponement of first births among college graduates, and increases in childlessness in the US are well documented …

differ between women with college and postgraduate education. Likewise, black-white fertility differentials among women with … college and post-graduate education for birth cohorts 1931-1980. Our findings show a significant postponement of the first …A postponement of first births among college graduates, and increases in childlessness in the US are well documented …

patterns with regard to the completed fertility-intentions gap, most apparent for the childlessness gap. In addition, the gap …We study the aggregate gap between intended and actual fertility in 20 countries in Europe and the United States … data on completed or almost completed fertility in the same cohorts later in life when they were aged 40 and older. In …

patterns with regard to the completed fertility-intentions gap, most apparent for the childlessness gap. In addition, the gap …We study the aggregate gap between intended and actual fertility in 20 countries in Europe and the United States … data on completed or almost completed fertility in the same cohorts later in life when they were aged 40 and older. In …

This paper investigates the effect of education on fertility under inflexible labor market conditions. We exploit … countries, we find that increased education causally reduces completed fertility. This negative effect operates through a … exogenous variation from a German compulsory schooling reform to deal with the endogeneity of education. By using data from two …

This study analyzes the effect of education on the number of children, childlessness, and the timing of births. We use …. In contrast to studies for other developed countries, we find a significant negative effect of education on fertility …. This negative effect seems to operate mainly through a postponement of first births away from the teenage years. In …

fertility are almost similar; (2) childlessness exhibits a U- shaped relationship with education for both single and married; (3 …We develop a theory of marriage and fertility, distinguishing the choice to have children from the choice of the number … involuntary childlessness, and explain why (1) single women are more often childless than married women but, when mothers, their …

This study analyzes the effect of education on the number of children, childlessness, and the timing of births. We use …. In contrast to studies for other developed countries, we find a significant negative effect of education on fertility …. This negative effect seems to operate mainly through a postponement of first births away from the teenage years. In …