Growth theory can go a long way toward accounting for phenomena linked with U.S. economic development. Some examples … are: (i) the secular decline in fertility between 1800 and 1980, (ii) the decline in agricultural employment and the rise …-force participation from 1900 to 1980, (v) the baby boom from 1936 to 1972. Growth theory models are presented to address all of these …

gender norms on fertility and economic growth to explain the phenomena recently observed across high-income countries. To … this end, we construct an overlapping generations model with endogenous fertility and labor supply, incorporating gender … norms and R&D activities. We demonstrate that conventional gender norms can impede fertility and economic growth …

maximizes welfare across demographic groups depends on the fertility rate in the economy. Policies chosen when all demographic … excludes children from the electorate, when the fertility rate is low, and Pareto-reducing when the fertility rate is high … to retirees in the economy. Public investment in child care can change the fertility rate and shift the economy toward a …

the fertility technology. On the opposite, ex post egalitarianism always recommends marginal taxation. …