organization of the latter, and, also, in part, on An overlapping generations model of marriage, fertility and nature of the is … captured by attitudes toward marriage, divorce, fertility, and children. Singles search for mates in a marriage market. They …

in fertility levels. Changes in union formation and fertility levels, on the other hand, do have a significant impact on …

This paper examines one avenue through which female autonomy impinges on fertility and child mortality in developing … decisions of a couple regarding fertility and allocation of resources for the healthcare of their children are made within a … point utility of mothers is shown to reduce fertility and also to reduce child mortality rates. Paradoxically, the increase …

how polygyny affects individual and aggregate fertility. We find that an attractive woman is more likely to find a high … is not too strong. However, the societal practice of polygyny increases aggregate fertility through two distinct channels …: (1) by increasing the number of marriages; (2) by triggering fertility contagion: a woman, whether involved in a …

is still largely unclear what caused them. This paper presents a new unified explanation of the fertility Boom-Bust that … the entry of the D-cohort is associated with increased births in the 1950s, while its retirement turned the fertility Boom … completed fertility of all cohorts involved. …

The economic theory of fertility choice builds predominantly on the unitary model of the household, in which there is a … bear on fertility choice, and we point out promising future directions for this line of research. …

how polygyny affects individual and aggregate fertility. We find that an attractive woman is more likely to find a high … is not too strong. However, the societal practice of polygyny increases aggregate fertility through two distinct channels …: (1) by increasing the number of marriages; and (2) by triggering fertility contagion: a woman, whether involved in a …