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Cultural influences on the fertility behaviour of first- and second-generation immigrants in Germany : conference paper
Stichnoth, Holger; Yeter, Mustafa - 2013
Using an epidemiological approach, we study the cultural influence on fertility outcomes of first- and second … fertility rates from the year of migration, survey measures of fertility norms and cohort fertility rates from the year of birth … identification. We find a statistically significant, sizeable and robust impact of country-of-origin fertility rates on fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010340561
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Preterm Births and Educational Disadvantage : Heterogeneous Effects Across Families and Schools
Baranowska-Rataj, Anna - 2019
Using Swedish population register data on cohorts born 1982-1994 (N=1,087,750), we examine the effects of preterm births on school grades using sibling fixed effect models which compare individuals with their non-preterm siblings. We test for heterogeneous effects by degree of prematurity, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012861393
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Preterm births and educational disadvantage : heterogeneous effects across families and schools
Baranowska-Rataj, Anna; Barclay, Kieron; Costa-Font, Joan; … - 2019
Using Swedish population register data on cohorts born 1982-1994 (N=1,087,750), we examine the effects of preterm births on school grades using sibling fixed effect models which compare individuals with their non-preterm siblings. We test for heterogeneous effects by degree of prematurity, as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012110249
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Schooling, marriage and age of first birth in Madagascar
Glick, Peter; Handy, Christopher; Sahn, David E. - 2015
- both own education and that of parents - in delaying marriage and fertility of young women. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010472518
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More schooling, more children? : compulsory schooling and fertility in Europe
Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2014
We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in England and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010431274
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The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin; Schneeweis, Nicole - 2018
children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807504
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The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin; Schneeweis, Nicole - 2018
children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011814782
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The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin; Schneeweis, Nicole - 2018
's health at birth or long-term health and labor market outcomes. Subsequent maternal health and fertility are also unaffected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011993689
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The effect of a sibling's gender on earnings, education and family formation
Peter, Noemi; Lundborg, Petter; Webbink, Herman Dinand - 2015
We examine how the gender of a sibling affects earnings, education and family formation. Identification is complicated by parental preferences: if parents prefer certain sex compositions over others, children's gender affects not only the outcomes of other children but also the very existence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283095
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The effects of gender-specific local labor demand on birth and later outcomes
Akesaka, Mika; Kikuchi, Nobuyoshi - 2021
fertility and infant mortality rate. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012698388