A considerable body of empirical evidence indicates that conflict affects reproductive behaviour, often resulting in an … increased fertility rate due to higher child mortality and limited access to healthcare services. However, we know much less … about the effect of peace in a post-conflict setting. This study explores how the external provision of security affects …

peacekeepers have lower fertility rates in the deployment period. Furthermore, peacekeeping improves child health and fosters …Armed conflict can shape reproductive behaviour as high child mortality and a lack of health services lead to higher … investigate whether the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers affects fertility in post-conflict settings. We study the case …

market outcomes of mothers three years after birth by 85%. For first time mothers it also narrowed the gap in maternal health …, reducing hospitalization costs and the foregone income of mothers and improving the long-run socioeconomic outcomes of children … births of 63%. This narrowed differences in health between IVF and non- IVF births by 53%, and differences in the labor …

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 … births of 63%. This narrowed differences in health between IVF and non-IVF births by 53%, and differences in the labor market …

This paper examines the impact of the decline in maternal mortality on fertility and women's human capital. Fertility … theory suggests that a permanent decline in maternal mortality initially increases fertility and generates a permanent rise … in women's human capital, relative to men. The resulting rise in the opportunity cost of children leads to a subsequent …