This paper analyzes the effects of skilled migration and remittances on fertility decisions at origin. We develop an … overlapping generations model which accounts for endogenous fertility and education. Parents choose the number of children they … that, at origin, increased high skilled emigration reduces fertility and fosters human capital accumulation. -- Skilled …

. These mental health effects counteract the fertility control effect of the pill on labor market outcomes and are associated … with limitations at work and more disability periods. The analysis also shows that the fertility control effect of the pill …

We incorporate pollution exposure into Becker's "Quantity-Quality" (Q-Q) model of fertility and quantify how air … pollution distorts individuals' fertility behaviors in China. We document a robust pattern in which increased pollution over … time negatively affects the fertility of ethnic Han people, who comprise approximately 92% of the Chinese population. These …

. These mental health effects counteract the fertility control effect of the pill on labor market outcomes and are associated … with limitations at work and more disability periods. The analysis also shows that the fertility control effect of the pill …

It is generally thought that both the demand for children and the cost of fertility control are major forces in … fertility decline. Most researchers find that family planning programs in developing countries, which lower the cost of … fertility control, play a small role in the fertility transition relative to other economic factors that affect the demand for …

to primary education during civil conflicts decreases educational attainment and earnings, increases fertility and has …