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Monthly estimates of the quantum of fertility : towards a fertility monitoring system in Austria
Sobotka, Tomáš; Winkler-Dworak, Maria; Testa, Maria Rita - 2005
Short-term variations in fertility and seasonal patterns of childbearing have been of interest to demographers for a … long time. Presenting our detailed study of period fertility in Austria since 1984, we discuss the problems and advantages … of constructing and analysing various period fertility indicators that reflect real exposure and potentially minimise the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003317378
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Should divorce be easier or harder? : the evidence, though weak, favors legal, easy, unilateral divorce
González, Libertad - 2014
beyond increasing the divorce rate. They can influence female labor supply, marriage and fertility rates, child well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011422608
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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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Does early-life health enhance growth? : evidence from Spain
Blázquez-Fernández, C.; Cantarero-Prieto, D.; Pérez, … - In: Applied economics letters 22 (2015) 10/12, pp. 860-864
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011286040
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Education and labor market activity of women : an age-group specific empirical analysis
Münch, Claudia; Wijnbergen, Sweder van - 2009
We analyze the determinants of female labor market participation for different age-groups in the European Union. We show that female participation is positively affected by tertiary education at any age. But upper secondary education increases participation only up to an age of 40 while after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011379383
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From local to global : external validity in a fertility natural experiment
Dehejia, Rajeev H.; Pop-Eleches, Christian; Samii, Cyrus - 2015
experiment (the effect of boy-boy or girl-girl as the first two children on incremental fertility and mothers’ labor force …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309525
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From local to global : external validity in a fertility natural experiment
Dehejia, Rajeev H.; Pop-Eleches, Christian; Samii, Cyrus - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336637
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When is the best time to give birth?
Frühwirth-Schnatter, Sylvia; Pamminger, Christoph; … - 2014
Using Bayesian Markov chain clustering analysis we investigate career paths of Austrian women after their first birth. This data-driven method allows characterizing long-term career paths of mothers over up to 19 years by transitions between parental leave, non-employment and different forms of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346043
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Does the expansion of public child care increase birth rates? : evidence from a low-fertility country
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Hener, Timo; Rainer, Helmut - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009729792
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Does the expansion of public child care increase birth rates? : evidence from a low-fertility country ; conference paper
Hener, Timo; Bauernschuster, Stefan; Rainer, Helmut - 2013
Germany has the lowest birth rate among all OECD countries. To encourage fertility, the federal government has recently … fertility may be reversed through changes in public policy that allow women to combine employment and motherhood. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339951