In general, the spreading of egalitarian family values has often been associated with a decline in fertility. However …, recently a rebound in fertility has been observed in several industrialized countries. A possible explanation of this trend may … to study the diffusion from traditional to egalitarian gender-behavior and its impact on fertility. We find that the long …

Wall, East Germany experienced an unprecedented temporary drop in fertility driven by economic uncertainty. We exploit this … that emotional attachment and risk attitudes play important roles in the fertility-crime relationship. Finally, results for …

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

. One strand of this research focuses on the implications of fertility for the parents' level of self-reported well-being or … the fertility-happiness research. In addition, there is a more "standard" selection problem: factors with implications for … problems, so reported results should be interpreted very cautiously. -- fertility ; happiness ; effect heterogeneity ; method …

setup with micro-founded fertility and schooling behavior. We then show how a Beckerian child quality-quantity trade …-run prospects for future economic growth - when fertility is going to be below replacement level in virtually all developed …