The economic literature has extensively explored interactions between population

dynamics and changes in our environment over the past three decades. The aim

of this study is to focus on the role of endogenous fertility behaviors as a key link

between population growth, economic development and environmental dynamics.

First, we review how economists have incorporated endogenous fertility decisions

into growth models with environmental dynamics to assess the effects of population

growth on the environment. Second, we present two different strands of the literature

that investigate how environmental changes may directly affect population dynamics,

specifically through i) its impact on households’ reproductive health and ii) fertility

choices of households, acting as an additional determinant beyond the usual ones.