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Variance effects in Bongaarts-Feeney formula
Kohler, Hans-Peter; Philipov, Dimiter - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 1999
Bongaarts and Feeney (1998) have recently proposed an adjusted total fertility rate to disentangle tempo effects from changes in the quantum of fertility. We propose an extension to the Bongaarts and Feeney formula that includes variance effects, i.e., changes in the variance of the fertility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005168317
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DF-analyses of heritability with double-entry twin data: asymptotic standard errors and efficient estimation
Kohler, Hans-Peter; Rodgers, J. C. - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2000
In this paper we establish the asymptotic distribution of DeFries-Fulker (1985) regression estimates for heritability and shared environmental influences with double-entry twin data. A simple formula to estimate the covariance matrix of the coefficients in DF-regressions is provided, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005818250
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The structure of social networks and fertility decisions: evidence from S. Nyanza District, Kenya
Kohler, Hans-Peter; Behrman, Jere R.; Watkins, Susan Cotts - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 1999
Demographers have increasingly argued that social interaction is an important mechanism for understanding fertility behavior. Yet, substantial uncertainty exists whether ´social learning´ or ´social influence´ constitutes the dominant mechanism through which social networks affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005818255
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Marriage and Divorce: Changes and their Driving Forces
Stevenson, Betsey; Wolfers, Justin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
a combination of increased longevity with a declining age gap between husbands and wives. Cohabitation has also become …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662232
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Cross-national differences in determinants of multiple deprivation in Europe
Figari, Francesco - In: Journal of Economic Inequality 10 (2012) 3, pp. 397-418
European countries, exploiting the longitudinal nature of the European Community Household Panel (ECHP). First, the … decomposition of the deprivation gaps between countries highlights the main reasons for the differentials across Europe. The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010866738
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Family Dynamics Among Immigrants and Their Descendants in Europe: Current Research and Opportunities
Kulu, Hill; González-Ferrer, Amparo - In: European Journal of Population 30 (2014) 4, pp. 411-435
This paper reviews recent research on family dynamics among immigrants and their descendants in Europe. While there is … a large body of literature on various aspects of immigrant lives in Europe, research on family dynamics has emerged only …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011151695
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How Similar are Cohabiting and Married Parents? Second Conception Risks by Union Type in the United States and Across Europe
Perelli-Harris, Brienna - In: European Journal of Population 30 (2014) 4, pp. 437-464
The increase in births within cohabitation in the United States and across Europe suggests that cohabitation and … Eastern Europe, even when controlling for union duration, union dissolution, age at first birth, and education. Pooled models … indicate that differences in the second conception risks by union type between Eastern and Western Europe are significant …
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Comparing Estimation Strategies for Income Equations in the Presence of Panel Attrition, Empirical Results Based on the ECHP
Behr, Andreas - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 226 (2006) 4, pp. 361-384
Since attrition in the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) has cumulated to a considerable extent, there is …. First, for the example of Mincerian earnings equations, attrition is no matter of great concern when using the ECHP data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837637
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Informal care and labour force participation among middle-aged women in Spain
Casado-Marín, David; García-Gómez, Pilar; … - In: SERIEs 2 (2011) 1, pp. 1-29
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The evolution of adult height across Spanish regions, 1950–1980: A new source of data
Quintana-Domeque, Climent; Bozzoli, Carlos; Bosch, Mariano - In: Economics & Human Biology 10 (2012) 3, pp. 264-275
female birth cohorts, using the augmented sample of the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) for Spain. This augmented …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010871523