The economic theory of fertility choice builds predominantly on the unitary model of the household, in which there is a … bear on fertility choice, and we point out promising future directions for this line of research. …

The effects of pension policies on fertility have been examined in the overlapping generations (OLG) model of unitary … examines how the pension policy affects the endogenous fertility of a bargaining couple who have different lifespans. The … analysis finds out a new channel of pension policy on fertility decisions: an increase in pension size affects fertility not …

Low fertility rates are a cause of social concern in many developed countries, with growing youth unemployment often … important insights into the type of policies that would be most effective in promoting fertility. …

Using microdata from Current Population Survey Fertility supplements 1990-2010 we examine whether Common Law Marriage …

We present a dynamic lifecycle model of women's choices with respect to partnership status, labour supply and fertility … indicate that uncertainty about a partner's abusive type creates incentives for women to delay fertility, reduce fertility … abuse, both income support and subsidized childcare fail to do so because they encourage early fertility. Income support …

more home production. As a result, the cost of raising children increases and fertility declines. Assuming a loss of … utility from children in the case of divorce, lower fertility increases the probability of divorce. Using Spanish data and RDD … introduced in 2007 resulted in a reduction in fertility by up to 60%, an increase in the probability to divorce by 37%, and an …

fertility among minor women, aged 21 or younger, for whom access restrictions were most drastically lifted. We then evaluate how … examining its impact on female fertility control and human capital formation. We find that younger women who grew up in more …

involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …