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We study inter-individual variability in number of children among women. Concentration ratio (CR) and percentile measures are used. In most countries CR has increasing from cohorts of the 1930s-40s onward due to rise in childlessness. In cohorts of the early 1960s CR varies from 0.24 to 0.46...
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Europe. This study examines fertility variation across settlements in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and …
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childbearing histories of women born in 1935 and later derived from the population registers of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and … lowest in Norway, and the educational differentials are largest in Norway. Despite such differences, the cohort analyses in …
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The aim of this paper is to provide insights into third-birth dynamics in West Germany and Norway. Since the third … characteristics of mothers with two and three children? What are the differences in third-birth dynamics between Norway and West … and their further fertility? We believe that a comparison of third-birth behavior between Norway and West Germany is of …
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(“registrerade partnerskap”), in Norway and Sweden. We give an overview of the demographic characteristics of such spouses, and study … longitudinal information from the population registers of the two countries covering all persons in partnerships. Our demographic …
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this paper we exploit population register data from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden to examine continuities and …
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Dieser Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Geburtenentwicklung in den nordischen Ländern seit den 1970er Jahren und den Wirkungen familienpolitischer Maßnahmen auf die Fertilitätsentwicklung. Basis der Analysen bilden Auswertungen harmonisierter Registerdaten Dänemarks, Finnlands, Norwegens...
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countries, Italy and Norway, we analyze the impact of macro factors and individual characteristics on employment decisions of … first- and second-time mothers. Our results show that in Norway, where flexible forms of employment are a popular way to …
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percent in mature adulthood. Health is the most important factor, and its importance increases with age. Income is important … in the wealthier, and income in the poorer regions of the world. Family explains a substantial fraction of happiness only …
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support for the ‘independence effect’: The linear relationship between the share of a wife’s income and the divorce risk is … positive. We also found that the higher the total income of the couple, the lower their divorce risk, but this relationship …
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