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Parenthood and productivity of highly skilled labor : evidence from the groves of academe
Krapf, Matthias; Ursprung, Heinrich W.; Zimmermann, … - 2014
We examine the effect of pregnancy and parenthood on the research productivity of academic economists. Combining the survey responses of nearly 10,000 economists with their publication records as documented in their RePEc accounts, we do not find that motherhood is associated with low research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010236448
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The quiet revolution and the family : gender composition of tertiary education and early fertility patterns
Bičáková, Alena; Jurajda, Štěpán - 2014
It is well known that highly "female" fields of study in tertiary education are characterized by higher fertility …-in-differences research design, to show that the share of women on study peer groups affects early fertility levels only little. Early … fertility by endogamous couples, i.e., by tertiary graduates from the same field of study, declines for women and increases for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010247353
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Parenthood and productivity of highly skilled labor : evidence from the groves of academe
Krapf, Matthias; Ursprung, Heinrich W.; Zimmermann, … - 2014
We examine the effect of pregnancy and parenthood on the research productivity of academic economists. Combining the survey responses of nearly 10,000 economists with their publication records as documented in their RePEc accounts, we do not find that motherhood is associated with low research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249692
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The effect of temperature on birth rates in Europe
Hajdu, Tamás - 2023
Using data from 32 European countries for nearly 244 million live births between 1969 and 2021, this paper examines the effects of temperatures on birth rates. The results show that exposure to hot days slightly reduces birth rates five to eight months later, while much stronger negative effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454645
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Academic careers and fertility decisions
De Paola, Maria; Nisticò, Roberto; Scoppa, Vincenzo - 2021
increase in fertility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012418552
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The lost generation in Europe? : the economic crisis and starting a family ; conference paper
Schaffner, Sandra - 2014 - Preliminary results
countries like Spain. At the same time fertility is relatively low in the most concerned countries whereas those in their … fertile phase experience high unemployment rates. Based on these facts we investigate how marriage and fertility decisions in … of the economic crisis on fatherhood. Over all countries we can observe that the fertility rate of employed women becomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487676
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Bridges or buffers? : motives behind immigrants’ religiosity
Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-23
This study reviews and evaluates the motives and incentives behind immigrants’ religiosity, focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic – Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to identify indicators for the type of incentive – whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010224804
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Bridges or buffers? : motives behind immigrants' religiosity ; a comparative study of Europe and the United States
Garcia-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, Shoshana - 2013
This study reviews and evaluates the motives and incentives behind immigrants’ religiosity, focusing on the two sides of the Atlantic - Europe and the United States. The contribution of the study is mainly empirical, trying to identify indicators for the type of incentive - whether immigrants'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010209718
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Is Religiosity of Immigrants a Bridge or a Buffer in the Process of Integration? A Comparative Study of Europe and the United States
García-Muñoz, Teresa - 2012
the populations in the receiving countries. This fact, combined with higher fertility rates and also a continued inflow of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013109434
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The Crescent and the Union : Islam Returns to Western Europe
Snethen, John D. - 2001
Almost 1,300 years after Charles the Hammer turned back the Muslim incursion into Frankish territory, Islam again has a foothold in Europe, though under more peaceful circumstances and a different international system. Today, because of Muslim migrants who began arriving in Europe from North...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014132146