Economists and demographers have long argued that fertility differs by income (differential fertility), and that social … security creates incentives for people to rear fewer children. Does the effect of social security on fertility differ by income …? How does social security change the cross-sectional relationship between fertility and income? Does social security …

Economists and demographers have long argued that fertility differs by income (differential fertility), and that social … security creates incentives for people to rear fewer children. Does the effect of social security on fertility differ by income …? How does social security change the cross-sectional relationship between fertility and income? Does social security …

fertility of third and subsequent births. As of April 2017, all third and subsequent born children to low-income families in the …-order fertility among lowincome families. However, compared to earlier research in the UK and elsewhere, largely based on benefit … low income families. Our results imply that the main impact of cuts to child benefits is not to reduce fertility but to …

health outcomes of children affected by the shift in date of birth. -- Cut-off date effect ; fertility ; policy evaluation …

The causal effects of fertility are a central focus in the social sciences, but the analysis is challenged by the … endogeneity of fertility choices. Earlier work has proposed several "natural experiments" from twin births or gender composition … rare (twins) and weak (gender composition) instrumental variables for fertility. This paper proposes a new "natural …

Economists and demographers have long argued that fertility differs by income (differential fertility), and that social … security creates incentives for people to rear fewer children. Does the effect of social security on fertility differ by income …? How does social security change the cross-sectional relationship between fertility and income? Does social security …