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Is there a fertility paradox in Denmark?
Lauridsen, Jørgen T. - 2015
Alike most of the Western world, the Danish fertility rate declined throughout the 20th century simultaneous to economic growth. This development, which conflicts with economic intuition, has been denoted the fertility paradox, and several studies have been devoted to resolve it. The present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400317
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The effect of neighbourhood mortality shocks on fertility preferences : a spatial econometric approach
Owoo, Nkechi S.; Agyei-Mensah, Samuel; Onuoha, Emily - In: The European journal of health economics : HEPAC ; … 16 (2015) 6, pp. 629-645
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011299258
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Is there a fertility paradox in Denmark?
Lauridsen, Jørgen - 2015
Alike most of the Western world, the Danish fertility rate declined throughout the 20th century simultaneous to economic growth. This development, which conflicts with economic intuition, has been denoted the fertility paradox, and several studies have been devoted to resolve it. The present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011485183
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The determinants of population growth : literature review and empirical analysis
Alvarez-Diaz, Marcos; D'Hombres, Beatrice; Ghisetti, Claudia - 2018
This report studies population dynamics in Europe. Its purpose is threefold. First, the report offers a literature review of the main drivers of population growth. Second, an empirical analysis is carried out in order to unveil the determinants of population growth in EU sub-regions (NUTS3...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012055002
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Suburban fertility and the role of local contexts in a Mediterranean country : a spatial exercise
Ermini, Barbara; Carlucci, Margherita; Cucci, Marianna; … - In: Socio-economic planning sciences : the international … 91 (2024), pp. 1-14
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014528762
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Does electrification spur the fertility transition? : evidence from Indonesia
Grimm, Michael; Sparrow, Robert; Tasciotti, Luca - 2014
We analyse various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility, using a pseudo-panel of Indonesian districts covering the period 1993-2010. Identification of causal effects relies on a district-fixed effects approach and controlling for local economic development. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350358
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Does Electrification Spur the Fertility Transition? Evidence from Indonesia
Grimm, Michael - 2014
We analyse various pathways through which access to electricity affects fertility, using a pseudo-panel of Indonesian districts covering the period 1993-2010. Identification of causal effects relies on a district-fixed effects approach and controlling for local economic development. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013054587
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The Fertility Transition Around the World - 1950-2005
Strulik, Holger; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2010
-fertility regime. Visually, the two peaks moved closer together. For the low fertility-group we find both ?- and ?- convergence but we … cannot establish any convergence pattern for the high fertility regime. Overall our findings are difficult to reconcile with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301549
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The fertility transition around the world - 1950-2005
Strulik, Holger; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2010
-fertility regime. Visually, the two peaks moved closer together. For the low fertility-group we find both beta- and sigma- convergence … but we cannot establish any convergence pattern for the high fertility regime. Overall our findings are difficult to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270395
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Union formation, marriage and first birth : convergence across cohorts in Austria, Hungary, Northern Italy and Slovenia?
Mamolo, Marija (contributor) - 2006
The interplay between changes of different demographic determinants may trigger or prevent convergence of various … convergence or divergence dynamics prevail across cohorts in Austria, Hungary, northern Italy and Slovenia with regard to union … formation and transition to motherhood. Our findings suggest that convergence in patterns of union formation and first birth is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003391541