Fertility and Declining Population Growth in High-Income Countries
Melissa Schettini Kearney and Phillip B. Levine, Organizers
June 1-2, 2023
NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
| Thursday, June 1 | ||||
| 11:00 am |
Introductory Remarks Melissa Schettini Kearney, University of Maryland and NBER Phillip B. Levine, Wellesley College and NBER |
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| 11:30 am |
Working Mothers, Social Norms, and Fertility
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| 12:20 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:20 pm |
More Credit, Fewer Babies? Bank Credit Expansion, House Price, and Fertility
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Guaranteed Minimum Income and Fertility
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| 2:20 pm | Break | |||
| 2:30 pm |
Are Men’s Attitudes Holding Back Fertility and Women’s Careers? Evidence from Europe
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| 3:20 pm | Break | |||
| 3:30 pm |
A Quantitative Assessment of the Climate Benefits and Economic Costs of a Smaller World Population
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| 4:20 pm | Break | |||
| 4:30 pm |
Replacement Fertility is Neither Natural nor Optimal nor Likely
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| 5:20 pm | Adjourn | |||
| 6:30 pm |
Dinner at Henrietta's Table 1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA Moderated Conversation between Baroness Camilla Cavendish, Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School and Lawrence Summers, Harvard University |
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| Friday, June 2 | ||||
| 8:15 am | Coffee and Pastries | |||
| 8:45 am |
Family Ideals Across Cultures
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| 9:35 am | Break | |||
| 9:45 am |
Was it Demography All Along? Population Dynamics and Economic Inequality
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Declining Fertility and the Material Wellbeing of Children
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| 10:45 am | Break | |||
| 11:00 am |
Job Security and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from a Temporary Work Reform
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Temporary Employment, Fertility and Health at Birth
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:00 pm |
Gene-Environment Effects on Female Fertility
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| 1:50 pm | Break | |||
| 2:00 pm |
Age and Infertility Revisited
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| 2:50 pm | Closing Remarks | |||
| 3:00 pm | Adjourn | |||