Posts tagged with 'fertility'
October 27, 2017
Fertility and the digital divide: More flexibility, more children?
The rapid diffusion of the Internet, and in particular of high-speed, broadband Internet, has characterized the life-changing digital revolution that […]
October 3, 2015
On occasion of German Reunification Day: New Article on “Children of the Wall”
Today marks the 25th anniversary of German reunification. The signing of the German unification treaty had set in stone what […]
December 18, 2014
Girls benefit most from attending an elite school
Parents have strong preferences for sending their children to the best schools available. There seems to be a general perception […]
December 8, 2014
American women respond to immigration inflows by having more children
The hot debate about President Obama’s immigration reform shows that many Americans still view immigrants as taking jobs away from […]
November 6, 2014
Which kids are born in a crisis? Evidence from the fall of the Berlin Wall
By Arnaud Chevalier and Olivier Marie Do individuals born at different points of the economic cycle have different outcomes, and […]
May 12, 2014
How an Italian pension reform reduced fertility
In Southern European countries family ties are traditionally very strong. In Italy, three out of four individuals who already have […]
February 3, 2014
Some children stabilize marriage, others don’t
From an economic perspective, children can be seen as an investment of the parents to increase the value of the […]
December 6, 2013
Higher bride prices reduce fertility – evidence from Senegal
The bride price payment is a key element of the marriage contract in many sub-Saharan African countries, and particularly in […]
November 15, 2013
Extending paid maternity leave makes no sense economically
Paid maternity leave has become more and more popular over the past few decades as mothers have increasingly entered the […]
September 30, 2013
Have the benefits from marriage changed over the past decades? A new IZA Discussion Paper by Shelly Lundberg and Robert […]
July 26, 2013
“Sex in Marriage is a Divine Gift” – but for whom?
High fertility rates are often seen as a major cause of persistent poverty, especially in developing countries. The reason: a […]