The Economics of Fertility: A New Era.

Autor/inn/en	Doepke, Matthias; Hannusch, Anne; Kindermann, Fabian; Tertilt, Michèle
Institution	University of Chicago / Department of Economics
Titel	The Economics of Fertility: A New Era. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Ökonomie der Fruchtbarkeit: Ein neues Zeitalter.
Quelle	Chicago, Ill. (2022), 130 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	HCEO working paper. 2022,12
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Generatives Verhalten; Soziale Norm; Familie; Frau; Arbeitsteilung; Beruf; Familie; Familienpolitik; Frau; Generatives Verhalten; Modell; Auswirkung; Internationaler Vergleich; Soziale Norm; Determinante; Bildungsniveau; Familienpolitik; Fruchtbarkeit; Geschichte (Histor); Determinante; Bevölkerungsprognose; Industriestaat; Arbeitsteilung; Einkommenshöhe; Beruf; Erwerbsbeteiligung; Ökonomie; Internationaler Vergleich; Arbeitspapier; Auswirkung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Modell
Abstract	"In this survey, we argue that the economic analysis of fertility has entered a new era. First-generation models of fertility choice were designed to account for two empirical regularities that, in the past, held both across countries and across families in a given country: a negative relationship between income and fertility, and another negative relationship between women's labor force participation and fertility. The economics of fertility has entered a new era because these stylized facts no longer universally hold. In high-income countries, the income-fertility relationship has flattened and in some cases reversed, and the cross-country relationship between women's labor force participation and fertility is now positive. We summarize these new facts and describe new models that are designed to address them. The common theme of these new theories is that they view factors that determine the compatibility of women's career and family goals as key drivers of fertility. We highlight four factors that facilitate combining a career with a family: family policy, cooperative fathers, favorable social norms, and flexible labor markets. We also review other recent developments in the literature, and we point out promising new directions for future research on the economics of fertility." The study refers to the period 1850-2020. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2023/1