This paper develops a theory of optimal fertility behavior under mortality schocks. In a 3-periods OLG model, young … shocks raise fertility due to insurance and life-cycle mechanisms respectively. In general equilibrium, adult mortality … shocks give risse to price effects (notably through rising wages) lowering fertility, in contrast to child mortality shocks …

This paper develops a theory of optimal fertility behavior under mortality shocks. In a 3- periods OLG model, young … shocks raise fertility due to insurance and life-cycle mechanisms respectively. In general equilibrium, adult mortality … shocks give rise to price effects (notably through rising wages) lowering fertility, in contrast to child mortality shocks …

decline on demographic and economic growth by a family-optimization model, in which fertility is endogenous and wealth yields … population growth, but the desire of status hampers fertility and prevents capital-diluting demographic expansion. If status …-seeking is strong, then the decline of mortality decreases population growth below its original level. …

decline on demographic and economic growth by a family-optimization model, in which fertility is endogenous and wealth yields … population growth, but the desire of status hampers fertility and prevents capital-diluting demographic expansion. If status …-seeking is strong, then the decline of mortality decreases population growth below its original level. …

fall on economic and demographic growth by a family-optimization model, in which fertility is endogenous and relative … stream which promotes fertility, but that the desire for status hampers fertility and warrants economic growth by preventing …Since World War II, mortality has decreased in the developing world. This paper explores the effects of this mortality …

administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0-7.8% of the overall fertility decline until … infant mortality. The effect of birth control clinics on puerperal deaths is consistently negative, yet insignificant …

administrative vital statistics, we find that birth control clinics accounted for 5.0-7.8% of the overall fertility decline until … infant mortality. The effect of birth control clinics on puerperal deaths is consistently negative, yet insignificant …

measured by age-specific birth and mortality rates, focusing on a nationwide socialized medicine program implemented in Turkey … and over time. Our estimates indicate that the FMP caused large declines in mortality rates across all age groups with … teenagers. Furthermore, the results are suggestive that the program has also contributed towards equalization in the mortality …

This paper examines the effect of national income on the total fertility rate (children born per woman). We estimate … the effects on fertility of shocks to national per capita income using plausibly exogenous variations in oil price shock … negative and significant effect on the total fertility rate. Looking at the entire spectrum of the fertility distribution, the …