We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the … organization of the family. -- marriage ; divorce ; fertility ; welfare state ; risk sharing …

This paper analyzes Singapore’s multi-pronged approach to managing prolonged low fertility which has led to population … one hand, and meeting its residents’ needs and expectations on the other. In spite of many measures to boost fertility … levels (official Total Fertility Rate was 1.29 in 2007, a rate at which population is reduced by 50% in 45 years), as well as …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

effect on women's fertility choice and utilization of reproductive health care in rural Pakistan. Exploiting variations in … planning exposure on women's fertility choice and reproductive health care utilization. The analysis suggests that, even in the …

The impact of family planning programs on fertility in developing countries is contested, with empirical evidence … finding negative effects on completed fertility but no consistent effect on short-run fertility. Using a lifecycle model of … fertility control choice, we theoretically and empirically show that differential responses of short-run and completed fertility …

The paper compares fertility outcomes between women enrolled in HIV clinics and the DHS sample which were both … administered in Yaoundé contemporaneously. Using propensity score matching, I show that fertility outcomes are contingent on age at …