We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous reductions in fertility on output per capita. Our simulation model … change in fertility from the UN medium-variant to the UN low-variant projection in Nigeria. For a base case set of parameters …

Fertility has long been declining in industrialised countries and the existence of public pension systems is considered … which a public pension system depresses fertility. Our theoretical framework highlights that the effect of a public pension … system on fertility works via the impact of contributions in such a system on disposable income as well as via the impact on …

The transition of contraception use in Colombia was an important moment when health and fertility were tightly … contraception. Younger women displayed discontinuous behavior with a large proportion of total fertility (which itself has been …

Since 1989 fertility and family formation have declined sharply in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet … Union. Fertility rates are converging on—and sometimes falling below—rates in Western Europe, most of which are below …

This paper provides an overview of developments in fertility, family policy models, and intensity of work … 1990s might have been an important determinant of the decline in fertility seen in post-socialist countries in the 1990s … to diversity in rates of fertility improvement in the region. It concludes by encouraging more in-depth research on the …

This article is devoted to investigation current demographic policy in Russia impact on fertility of different … cognitive and emotional aspects of fertility behaviour (to give birth the next child). One of the important results of this …

The main purpose of this paper is to show how the labour market affects Spanish individual fertility decisions. Spain … is an interesting case due to its huge fertility decline. Our hypothesis is that precarious Spanish labour markets (i … hours) postpone first and second birth in any cohort, even accounting for any potential endogeneity between fertility and …

The minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) requirements can affect teen fertility rates through changes in alcohol … fertility among non-poor whites. …

) in Germany on fertility. I start with a brief discussion of the economic incentives of the reform and their potential … effects on fertility from a theoretical perspective. Then I refer to previous empirical studies that have examined these … have been able to identify causal effect, the evidence generally suggests positive fertility responses among high …