Fertility has long been declining in industrialised countries and the existence of public pension systems is considered … which a public pension system depresses fertility. Our theoretical framework highlights that the effect of a public pension … system on fertility works via the impact of contributions in such a system on disposable income as well as via the impact on …

In the last century, most countries have experienced both an increase in pension spending and a decline in fertility …. We argue that the interplay of pension generosity and development of capital markets is crucial to understand fertility … children, thus relaxing financial (saving) constraints and reducing fertility. We build a simple two-period OLG model to show …

fertility in developing economies. Children are viewed as a means of old-age support, particularly in the rural sector, as well … in the fertility rate over time, which accords well with the experience of the Asian Tigers …