We develop a theory of marriage and fertility, distinguishing the choice to have children from the choice of the number … fertility are almost similar; (2) childlessness exhibits a U-shaped relationship with education for both single and married; (3 …

This paper contributes to the study of the relationship between religion and fertility. More speci cally, I investigate … the impact of being Catholic on fertility in France. Fertility is measured either by the number of children ever born or … by completed fertility. I show that women who are strong practicers have signi cantly more children than other women …

In this paper we provide new evidence regarding the long-term impact of HIV on fertility and economic development. We … incorporate both infant and adult mortality in their fertility decision. The model predicts an ambiguous overall effect of HIV on … fertility, but suggests that the optimal fertility adjustment to HIV is larger for more educated parents than for parents with …

Fertility and the provision of long-term care are connected by an aspect that has not received attention so far: both …’s fertility as well as their labor supply when young are affected by such policies. The overall effect can be decomposed into an … opportunity-cost effect and a consumption-smoothing effect that each impact fertility as well as labor supply in opposite …

participation and fertility, mainly because of national policies aimed at balancing work and family life. In Italy, by contrast …, fertility has remained relatively stable (after a period of significant decline) while increases in female participation rates …

Fertility and the provision of long-term care are connected by an aspect that has not received attention so far: both …’s fertility as well as their labor supply when young are affected by such policies. The overall effect can be decomposed into an … opportunity-cost effect and a consumption-smoothing effect that each impact fertility as well as labor supply in opposite …

growth, decreased fertility, demographic ageing. Studies have tried to highlight different explanatory theories for this … we intend to analyze causality relationship between economic growth and fertility in the last 22 years in Romania. The … to highlight the type of causality between economic growth and fertility. In addition, if we add the unemployment rate …

This paper uses data on fertility and financial development in 19th century U.S. to test the hypothesis that more … ones, namely that fertility in 1850 is negatively affected by financial development. Next we explore the relationship … between banking activity and fertility in the state of Pennsylvania, where, by law, most banks were created before 1820. This …

-specific differences in behavior. In this study, we examine how the effects of unemployment on fertility vary by socio …, our results show that there are strong educational gradients in the unemployment and fertility nexus, and that the … relationship between unemployment and fertility varies by socioeconomic group. Fertility tends to be lower during periods of …