This study analyzes the effect of education on the number of children, childlessness, and the timing of births.We use …. In contrast to studies for other developed countries, we find a significant negative effect of education on fertility … the particularly high opportunity costs of child-rearing in Germany. -- fertility ; education ; timing of births …

particularly high opportunity costs of child-rearing in Germany. -- fertility ; education ; childlessness ; timing of births …This paper investigates the effect of education on fertility under inflexible labor market conditions. We exploit … countries, we find that increased education causally reduces completed fertility. This negative effect operates through a …

We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in England and … children and the incidence of childlessness. We find surprising results for Continental Europe: the additional education … childlessness. The results for England point in the opposite direction. Moreover, for the Continent we find that education during …

We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in England and … children and the incidence of childlessness. We find surprising results for Continental Europe: the additional education … childlessness. The results for England point in the opposite direction. Moreover, for the Continent we find that education during …

We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in Europe as source … the number of biological kids and the incidence of childlessness. We find that more education causes a substantial … of exogenous variation in education. Using data from 8 European countries, we assess the causal effect of education on …

We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in Europe as source … the number of biological kids and the incidence of childlessness. We find that more education causes a substantial … of exogenous variation in education. Using data from 8 European countries, we assess the causal effect of education on …