Nach der deutschen Vereinigung halbierte sich die Geburtenhäufigkeit in Ostdeutschland. Sie ist damit noch unter die international gesehen niedrige Geburtenhäufigkeit in Westdeutschland gesunken. Der starke Rückgang der Geburten in Ostdeutschland wird in der Öffentlichkeit vielfach beklagt....

This investigation draws on detailed, longitudinal sample survey data to examine declining fertility in East Germany. Since the unification of Germany in 1990, the fertility rate in East Germany has been halved-falling well below that of West Germany, which was already among the lowest in the...

Vital statistics indicate that the fertility rate in East Germany dropped sharply after German unification; moreover, it has not yet rebounded but remains stable at a low level. This paper uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) to examine births in the former German Democratic...