Scholars have been examining the relationship between fertility and unemployment for more than a century. Most studies … find that fertility falls with unemployment in the short run, but it is not known whether these negative effects persist … period 1975 to 2010, we analyze both the short and long-run effects of unemployment on fertility. We follow fixed cohorts of …

Scholars have been examining the relationship between fertility and unemployment for more than a century. Most studies … find that fertility falls with unemployment in the short run, but it is not known whether these negative effects persist … period 1975 to 2010, we analyze both the short and long-run effects of unemployment on fertility. We follow fixed cohorts of …

We integrate social exclusion, operationalized in terms of long-term unemployment, into the theory of optimal …, in conjunction with optimal income taxation, contributes to redistribution and reduced long-term unemployment. The second … marginal cost, whereas public employment and unemployment benefits are underprovided. Our calibration shows how the policy mix …