Fertility in the Face of the Environmental Crisis | AMSE

Dialogues économiques

OCTOBER 6, 2026

As birth rates decline around the world in the face of economic, social and health pressures, economists have found that environmental concerns also influence decisions about whether to have children – and how many.

Member(s)

Paolo Melindi-Ghidi, Thomas Seegmuller

Reference

Melindi-Ghidi, P., Seegmuller, T., 2025, "The dynamics of fertility under environmental concerns". Environmental and Resource Economics, 88(11).

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