Twin births are an important instrumental variable for the endogenous fertility decision. However, in many economic … settings, twins are not exogenous as dizygotic twinning is known to be correlated with maternal characteristics and fertility … administrative data from Sweden and US census data and show that the usual twin instrument is not only related to observed but also …

In this study we examine the passage of a reform to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in Sweden in 2003 … outcomes of mothers three years after birth by 85%. For first time mothers it also narrowed the gap in maternal health between …, reducing hospitalization costs and the foregone income of mothers and improving the long-run socioeconomic outcomes of children …

countries, namely, Germany (GSOEP), Great Britain (BHPS), the Netherlands (OSA) and Sweden (HUS). We find substantial …

In this study we examine the passage of a reform to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in Sweden in 2003 … outcomes of mothers three years after birth by 85%. For first time mothers, it also narrowed the gap in maternal health between …, reducing hospitalization costs and the foregone income of mothers and improving the long-run socioeconomic outcomes of children …

's health at birth or long-term health and labor market outcomes. Subsequent maternal health and fertility are also unaffected …