aim not only of ensuring better benefits for older women but also of stimulating fertility. To address this question, a …

This paper analyzes the impact on fertility of changes in national expenditure for family allowances, maternity and … thus reduce the opportunity cost of children — generates positive fertility responses …

Using data from the Eurostat Database and European Value Surveys we assess if recent fertility trends in Europe are … fertility levels. Our analyses provide evidence that recent fertility trends are associated with value dynamics, namely that the … fertility to rise …

negative impact on fertility and supports the view of (Adsera, 2005); (Emilia Del Bono et al., 2008); (Kreyenfeld, 2005). The …

impairs fertility, thus supporting the findings of (Anderson and Baumberg, 2006). The sample covers Western Europe. Data …

It is well known that highly 'female' fields of study in tertiary education are char- acterized by higher fertility …-in-differences research design, to show that the share of women on study peer groups affects early fertility levels only little. Early … fertility by endogamous couples, i.e., by tertiary graduates from the same field of study, declines for women and increases for …

fertility rate and the female labour force participation rate across Western European countries. The present paper shows that … this cross-country correlation becomes negative and significant, once one corrects the total fertility rate for a …