-quality model of fertility, a large and growing body of empirical research has used binary instruments to estimate LATEs of family … they possess some knowledge of the idiosyncratic effects in the fertility decision. …

at marriage, fertility rate, and mean age at birth, we rank countries according to the Missing Brides Index. …

We address the relationship between family policies and fertility in Norway, including three somewhat different … fertility outcomes, there is wide heterogeneity in how they respond to the policies. …

We examine the pathways by which gender inequality affects fertility and hampers growth. We introduce several … characterize a Malthusian corner regime which is characterized by strong gender inequality in education and high fertility. We find … regime while reducing the wage gender gap lowers fertility only in countries which have already escapted from it. The key …

This paper develops a theory of optimal fertility behavior under mortality schocks. In a 3-periods OLG model, young … adults determine their optimal fertility, labor supply and life-cycle consumption with both exogenous child and adult … shocks raise fertility due to insurance and life-cycle mechanisms respectively. In general equilibrium, adult mortality …

This paper simulates the impact of a permanent fertility shock on economic growth, using endogenous versus exogenous … decline in fertility on growth when compared with an exogenous growth model. This result stems from the rise in education …

fertility model generating a demographic transition. Extending Samuelson’s (1975) work in such a setting, we analyze the problem …

of a cash-for-care (CFC) policy introduced in Norway in 1998, and compare the fertility behaviour of eligible and … a slower progression to both second and third births, and short term fertility is hence lower in this group. The …

annuity market with actuarially fair return, imposing the optimum fertility rate and the optimum survival rate leads the …

special importance. As a consequence, mortality affects fertility differently according to how much the government sector has …, the effect of decreasing mortality on fertility is found to be positive, while at a later stage, with higher levels of …