This paper documents the evolving impact of childbearing on the work activity of mothers between 1787 and 2014. It is … based on a compiled data set of 429 censuses and surveys, representing 101 countries and 46.9 million mothers, using the … findings: (1) the effect of fertility on labor supply is small and often indistinguishable from zero at low levels of income …

between mothers’ LFP and daughters’ LFP and fertility choices. We show that even though grandmothers who participate in the …Grandmothers’ availability for childcare has been shown to increase the labor force participation (LFP) and fertility … labor force. This can be explained by the increase in family income as a result of mothers’ LFP offsetting the influence of …

With declining population and fertility rates below replacement levels, Russia is currently facing a demographic crisis … model of fertility and labor force participation in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the policy. We find that the … program increased long-run fertility by about 0.15 children per woman. …