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Family, money, and health: regional differences in the determinants of life cycle life satisfaction

Margolis, Rachel; Myrskylä, Mikko - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2012

We examine how family, money, and health explain variation in life satisfaction (“happiness”) over the life cycle …. Globally, these factors explain a substantial fraction of happiness, increasing from 12 percent in young adulthood to 15 … in the wealthier, and income in the poorer regions of the world. Family explains a substantial fraction of happiness only …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646130

Fertility and family configurations in Sardinia

Bernardi, Laura; Oppo, Anna - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2007

In this paper we argue that the strength of intergenerational relationships in Italy is one important element in understanding low fertility in this country, but that the role that family plays in a couple’s fertility decisions needs to be understood in light of the wider context of normative...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005163293

Consequences of family policies on childbearing behavior: effects or artifacts?

Neyer, Gerda R.; Andersson, Gunnar - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2007

This paper argues that theoretical and methodological aspects account for the ambiguous results of investigations into the effects of family policies on fertility. Theoretically we employ approaches of comparative welfare-state research, of the sociology of “constructed categories”, and of...

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Economic conditions of stepfamilies from a cross-national perspective

Kreyenfeld, Michaela; Martin, Valerie - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2011

This paper investigates the economic conditions of stepfamilies in Germany, the Russian Federation and France using data from the first wave of the Generations and Gender Survey (GGS). The analysis shows that stepfamilies more often report economic hardship than nuclear families in France and...

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Stem families, joint families, and the European pattern: how much of a reconsideration do we need?

Gruber, Siegfried; Szoltysek, Mikolaj - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2011

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Non-marital childbearing in Russia: second demographic transition or pattern of disadvantage?

Perelli-Harris, Brienna; Gerber, Theodore P. - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2009

Using retrospective union, birth, and education histories that span 1980-2003, this study investigates nonmarital childbearing in post-Soviet Russia. We employ a combination of methods to decompose fertility rates by union status and analyze the processes that lead to a nonmarital birth. We find...

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Family reunification ideals and the practice of transnational reproductive life among Africans in Europe

Bledsoe, Caroline; Sow, Papa - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2008

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