their fertility choices in the context of son-preference in rural India. We use the NFHS-3 data and exploit the variation in … counterparts. We find evidence that the fertility increase was a result of women being able to use the stopping rule more … allowed women to increase fertility to realize her son preference …

can lower the marginal cost of a child and raise fertility. We test this hypothesis using longitudinal data from … effects, we find that drought occurring in the agricultural season increases the fertility of young women living in …. Analyzing mechanisms, we find that drought does not affect common factors of high fertility such as marriage timing. It operates …

Fertility is a main driver and outcome of long-term growth. Yet, fertility may not only interact with the level of … income but also with its volatility. In pre-modern economies where formal social security was largely absent, fertility … transition in the United States covering the period 1870 to 1930 and explore whether variation in fertility among American …

limited access to contraception is an important driver of high fertility rates in West Africa. We do not find support for this … about family size and contraception, and social pressure. Free contraception did not influence fertility even in combination …

fertility rates among young women aged 15-34 years. We exploit the fact that the countrywide tariff reductions that varied … areas, compared to districts that were less exposed to tariff cuts. Fertility rate declined in districts that were … and women, thus increasing their prospects of marriage, the decline in fertility points towards a quantity quality trade …

The aim of this paper is to study the short and long-term fertility effects of mass violent conflict on different … genocide on fertility, with a strong replacement effect for lost children. Having lost siblings reduces fertility only in the … short term. Most interesting is the continued importance of the institution of marriage in determining fertility and in …

endowed with full control over their fertility but, differently from other studies, the degree of agents' altruism which … mainly affects fertility choices are allowed to change with the standard of living. We relate agents' altruism to the …

also stay longer in post-primary school. According to the average returns of education in Indonesia, I conclude that family …

also stay longer in post-primary school. According to the average returns of education in Indonesia, I conclude that family …