This paper develops a model of intrahousehold allocation with endogenous fertility, which captures the relationship …. The important contribution is that fertility is treated as endogenous, something which other models of intrahousehold … more than one child. The model furthermore shows that not taking account of the endogeneity of fertility when analysing …

Fertility rates have declined in all OECD countries throughout the last decades. Despite this common secular trend … Italy display lower fertility rates than France, the United Kongdom, and the Scandinavian countries. All countries use some …. Although these measures are mainly motivated by equity considerations, they will generally also have an impact on fertility. …

its total fertility rate. At the household level, it has also been well documented that children's education is negatively … policymakers and researchers evaluate the total benefit of family planning policies, both policies to lower fertility and policies …