We empirically investigate the role of credit supply in fertility decisions. Using the U.S. banking deregulation in the … an increase in credit supply consistently implies higher fertility rates, as well as a higher probability of giving birth … leads to more optimistic expectations about personal prospects and, in turn, higher fertility rates …

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 …

Despite empirical evidence that individuals form their fertility preferences by observing social norms and interactions … China Labor-force Dynamics Survey to investigate the association between community-level peer effects and fertility … fertility reduces the preference of wanting only one child by 14.3%, whereas it increases the probability of preferring three …

environments characterized by fixed resources, endogenous fertility, and full information. Individuals in our environment are fully … et al. (2007). We also show that efficient allocation in the endogenous fertility case differs significantly from its … exogenous fertility counterpart. In particular, optimal steady state population is proportional to the amount of fixed resources …

relationship between fertility rates and income was positive. On the other hand, there were those who raised the possibility that …

Fertility has a strong biological component generally ignored by economists. Using the UK Biobank, we analyze the …

social security and endogenous retirement and fertility decisions. It demonstrates that neither fertility nor retirement … fertility and the elderly labor supply in the economy as a whole. It shows that governments can realize the first …

Fertility and female labour force participation are no longer negatively correlated in developed countries. Recently … prices of household services, which are relevant for fertility and employment decisions. This paper analyses the effect of … immigration on labour supply and fertility of native women in the UK, with a focus on the role of immigration on household …

: declining fertility and increasing life expectancy. We attempt to answer if agents will be able to support their parents during … non-supporters). As life expectancy increases, we find conditions under which a reduced fertility rate is compatible with …