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Celebrating 150 Years of Analyzing Fertility Trends in Germany
Kendzia, Michael J.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
in the Journal. Fertility naturally plays an important role in population economics. Its size has decreased significantly … from the 1900s. Long time-series regarding fertility and basic trends in Germany are documented and analyzed. We identify … three different explanatory approaches for the decline in fertility, according to which the various articles of the Journal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650607
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The Evolution of Secularization: Cultural Transmission, Religion and Fertility Theory, Simulations and Evidence
Bar-El, Ronen; García Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This study presents an evolutionary process of secularization that integrates a theoretical model, simulations, and an empirical estimation that employs data from 32 countries (included in the International Social Survey Program: Religion II – ISSP, 1998). Following Bisin and Verdier (2000,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568286
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Baby-Boom, Baby-Bust and the Great Depression
Bellou, Andriana; Cardia, Emanuela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
is still largely unclear what caused them. This paper presents a new unified explanation of the fertility Boom-Bust that … the entry of the D-cohort is associated with increased births in the 1950s, while its retirement turned the fertility Boom … completed fertility of all cohorts involved. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105406
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The Role of Coresidency with Adult Children in the Labor Force Participation Decisions of Older Men and Women in China
Connelly, Rachel; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Zhang, Dandan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Over the course of China's economic reforms, a pronounced divergence in the labor force participation patterns of rural and urban elders emerged – rural elders increased their rates of participation while urban elders reduced theirs. In this project, based on the data of the Chinese population...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884100
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The Fertility of Recent Immigrants to Canada
Adsera, Alicia; Ferrer, Ana - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
In this paper we examine the fertility experience of immigrants during their first years in Canada. Fertility decisions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959587
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How to Combine the Entry of Young People in the Labour Market with the Retention of Older Workers?
Eichhorst, Werner; Boeri, Tito; De Coen, An; Galasso, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper provides an overview of the employment situation of young and old workers in the EU Member States, setting out the most recent development during the crisis and dealing with policies implemented to promote the employment of both groups. The evidence collected shows that there is no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960106
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Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits
Galor, Oded; Michalopoulos, Stelios - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This research suggests that a Darwinian evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played a significant role in the process of economic development and the dynamics of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit evolved non-monotonically in the course of human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646338
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Leaving Home: What Economics Has to Say about the Living Arrangements of Young Australians
Cobb-Clark, Deborah - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Like their counterparts elsewhere, more young Australians than ever are delaying the move to establish residential independence from their parents. This paper reviews the developing economics literature surrounding young people’s decisions to continue living in their parents’ homes in order...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761894
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From Shame to Game in One Hundred Years: An Economic Model of the Rise in Premarital Sex and its De-Stigmatization
Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús; Greenwood, Jeremy; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such as time and effort. Parents weigh the marginal gains from socialization against its costs. Those at the lower end of the socioeconomic scale indoctrinate their daughters less...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543264
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Immigration Background and the Intergenerational Correlation in Education
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Nguyen, Trong-Ha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper analyzes the degree of intergenerational education mobility among immigrant and native-born youth in Australia. We find that young Australians from non-English-speaking background (NESB) immigrant families have an educational advantage over their English-speaking background (ESB)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530648