We examine whether economic downturns are beneficial to health outcomes of newborn infants in developed countries. For … this we use merged population-wide registers on health and economic and demographic variables, including the national … possible selective fertility based on labor market conditions. We find that downturns are beneficial; for example, a one …

and poorer countries, evident even among women who do not use IVF, and hold for numerous different measures of health. We … implies that estimates of impacts of fertility on parental investments and on women's labour supply that use twin births to … for 17 million births in 72 countries, we demonstrate that indicators of mother's health and health-related behaviours are …

's health at birth or long-term health and labor market outcomes. Subsequent maternal health and fertility are also unaffected …Maternity leave policies are designed to safeguard the health of pregnant workers and their unborn children. However …

's counterfactual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and human …

identify substantial improvements in women's earnings following IVF birth, alongside improvements in maternal and child health …In vitro fertilization (IVF) has allowed women to delay birth and pursue a career, but it massively increasesthe risk … of twin birth. We investigate the extent to which having twins hampers women's careers after birth. To do this, we …

fertility and labor supply, supporting women's overall health. …We present a dynamic life-cycle model of women's labor supply, marriage, and fertility choices that explicitly … forms of health on other life dynamics, with better mental health having stronger impacts on marriage and fertility outcomes …

This article analyzes the effect of public policy intervention in the production of health capital on fertility …, private investment in children's health and education and human capital accumulation. I have used a growth model with … endogenous fertility, in which the usual parental trade-off between the quantity and quality of their children is augmented with …

, fertility determinants that might deteriorate with age, such as health, and their effect on reproductive patterns, should be … given more attention. We explore the effect of the subjective general health of women of reproductive age on the conditional …The age at which women become mothers for the first time is ever increasing in many industrialized countries. Therefore …

countries and whether and how the policies affect women's labor market outcomes, their own and children's health, and child … development. The leave policies can also influence women's fertility choices, as well as household specialization and husbands …