title: Will U.S. fertility rise?  Watch the wage.
abstract: The author reviews various methods for projecting U.S. fertility trends and finds that "a promising approach to anticipate the course of future fertility is to examine the tradeoffs women see between children and work outside the home, especially in the context of men's earnings."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D001723:Birth Rate; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005298:Fertility; D005544:Forecasting; D006280:Health Workforce; D009035:Mothers; D009656:North America; D010290:Parents; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status--women; Estimation Technics; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Family Size; Family Size, Desired; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Human Resources; Labor Force--women; Macroeconomic Factors; Mothers; North America; Northern America; Parents; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; United States; Wages--men