High-income countries have generally experienced falling fertility in recent decades. In most
of these countries, the total fertility rate is now below the level that implies a stable …

This article analyzes the impact on fertility of changes in national expenditure for family
allowances, maternity-and parental-leave benefits, and childcare subsidies. To do so, I …

In this chapter we revisit the relationship between income and fertility. There is
overwhelming empirical evidence that fertility is negatively related to income in most …

In this paper, we use data from the US census to document the history of the relationship
between fertility choice and key economic indicators at the individual level for women born …

Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has
been (1) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children;(2) a rise in …

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and
dependency ratios in Africa remain high, they have started to decline. According to UN …

We analyze the short and long-run effects of demographic ageing–increased longevity and
reduced fertility–on per-capita growth. The OLG model captures direct effects, working …

The worldwide problem with pay-as-you-go, defined-benefits social security systems is not
just financial. Through a dynamic, overlapping-generations model where forming a family …

The aging population problem caused by low intention to give birth has already appeared in
China and will become more severe in the future. Even with the gradual implementation of …

While the short-term growth consequences of natural disasters are comparatively well
studied, little is known about the long-run perspective. Based on truly exogenous storm …