This paper examines the effects of a major change in German parental transfer system on fertility. I use the largely …-order fertility. Given the recent introduction, this paper evaluates short-run responses by using data from the German Microcensus …. However, this effect is mainly driven by mothers on the lower bound of the benefit. Among mothers above the lower bound, short …

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about 20 percent of the national livestock. Results indicate that cohorts of children exposed to the 2010 winter and who … negative effect of the shock is strongest for children from herding households. Moreover, we explore the role of mitigation … channels to cushion the impact of the weather shock. In households where the head has more experience in herding, children …