Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in a Model of Fertility Choice

Helmut Rainer, Geethanjali Selvaretnam () and David Ulph

No 2008-09, SIRE Discussion Papers from Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE)

Abstract: This paper provides a simple theoretical framework to discuss the relationship between assisted reproductive technologies and the microeconomics of fertility choice. Individuals make choices of education and work along with decisions about whether and when to have children. Decisions regarding fertility are influenced by policy and labor market factors that affect the earnings opportunities of mothers and the costs of raising children. We show how observed differences in these economic factors across countries explain observed different fertility and childbearing age patterns. We then use the model to predict behavioral responses to biomedical improvements in assisted reproductive technologies, and hence the impact of these technologies on fertility.

Keywords: Fertility Choice; Assisted Reproductive Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
http://hdl.handle.net/10943/22
Our link check indicates that this URL is bad, the error code is: 404 Not Found

Related works:
Journal Article: Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in a model of fertility choice (2011)
Working Paper: Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in a model of fertility choice (2011)
Working Paper: Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) in a model of fertility choice (2008)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:edn:sirdps:22

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in SIRE Discussion Papers from Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) 31 Buccleuch Place, EH8 9JT, Edinburgh. Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Research Office ().