This paper studies the effects of a father quota in the parental leave period on households' labor market and fertility … leave delayed higher-order births and reduced subsequent fertility among older women (by about 15%). These results suggest a …

fertility. Following a regression discontinuity design and using rich administrative data, we show that parents who were (just … subsequent fertility. First, fathers' increasing involvement in childcare led to higher labor force attachment among mothers …. This may have raised the opportunity cost of an additional child. We also find that men reported lower desired fertility …

This study examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility in Norway at the individual level. Studies using … data at the macro level have found a positive short-term effect of the pandemic on fertility level in Norway, but women …'s fertility in Norway was mainly driven by women in life phases that have generally high fertility rates (women aged 28-35 years …

This paper studies the effects of a father quota in the parental leave period on households' labor market and fertility … leave delayed higher-order births and reduced subsequent fertility among older women (by about 15%). These results suggest a …

, fertility and labor 1886-2007 in order to map quantitative changes. The paper draws new information from novel Norwegian data …