different reforms. Where possible we provide an international comparison. We find that inflow into benefits programs responds to … (financial) incentives. The outflow is much more difficult to affect, in particular we could not find any evidence of substantial …

through disability. In general, the low generosity of out-of-work benefits means that positive incentives to work exist for … insurance is basic security, with modest, typically flat-rate, benefits; insurance-based benefits are relatively unimportant … almost all benefit recipients, but weak work incentives exist for those receive Housing Benefit, and for primary earners in …

involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the …

In this paper we investigate how fertility decisions respond to unex- pected career interruptions which occur as a … job displacement reduces average fertility by 5 to 10% in both the short and medium term (3 and 6 years) and that these e … that the reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises be- cause displaced …

We study the effect of child care costs on the fertility behavior of Swedish women and find that reductions in child … care charges influence fertility decisions, even when costs are initially highly subsidized. Exploiting the exogenous … costs on fertility in a context in which child care enrolment is almost universal and the labor force participation of …

fertility and maternal labor supply. Identification is achieved by exploiting variation in the supply-side's incentives to …The incidence of Cesarean deliveries (CDs) has been on the rise. The procedure's cost and benefits are discussed … estimates show that a non-planned CD at parity one decreases life cycle fertility by almost 17 percent. This reduction in …