Rhine which hamper or foster childbearing in cohabiting unions. Using data from the French and German Family and Fertility …

into work opportunities and income. West German women often have to make a decision between an employment career and …We compare second birth risks in France and western Germany using data from the Family and Fertility Survey. Second … birth risks are higher for highly educated women than for women with lower education in both countries. In western Germany …

of women into the labor market. By contrasting the fertility development in these two societies, this paper aims to … illuminate how women’s education and employment relates to fertility decisions in societal contexts that support (in the case …The aim of this paper is to compare family policies and fertility patterns in the former German Democratic Republic …

Presuming that not just economic circumstances but also ideational factors influence fertility decisions, the paper … examines the values of children of East and West-German childless men and women living with a partner. Based on the survey … and a cost dimension of the values of children, and for West-German women an additional dimension of opportunity costs …

household labor and of childcare responsibilities in reducing the incompatibility of women’s roles and in increasing fertility …The challenges women face in reconciling their work and family responsibilities are at the heart of current … explanations concerning the low fertility levels in developed countries. This study examines the role of the outsourcing of …

complete fertility histories of women as well as longitudinal information of firm-specific characteristics where these women … fertility behavior. Women who are employed in female-dominated firms have substantially higher first, second and third birth …This paper uses recently available data from linked pension and employment registers for Germany, which contain …

in fertility. However, most research on fertility and happiness uses cross-sectional data, hindering causal conclusions … education gain little in happiness from the birth of a child. Women experience stronger pre-birth highs and post-birth drops … most among those who postpone and have more resources. This recipe for happiness is highly consistent with the fertility …

and overall fertility levels, non-marital births are the norm in eastern Germany but the exception in western Germany. A … decades, have been put forth. Here, we show that the divide in demographic behavior regarding fertility and marriage pre … German Democratic Republic had in average roughly twice the level of non-marital fertility from at least since the middle of …

unemployment, are related to the fertility and family formation of women and men in contexts across Europe. It covers studies on …This special collection of Demographic Research is devoted to the issue of how economic and employment uncertainties … relate to fertility and family dynamics in Europe. The collection is based on contributions to a workshop held in Berlin in …