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The causal effect of the great recession on childlessness of white American women
Comolli, Chiara Ludovica; Bernardi, Fabrizio - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-24
Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic … the analysis on two datasets: the American Community Survey and the Fertility Supplement of the Current Population Survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011428605
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White-Hispanic differences in meeting lifetime fertility intentions in the U.S.
Hartnett, Caroline - In: Demographic Research 30 (2014) 43, pp. 1245-1276
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010851068
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Urban fertility responses to local government programs: evidence from the 1923-1932 U.S.
Fox, Jonathan F.; Myrskylä, Mikko - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2011
During the 1920s and early 1930s, fertility in American municipalities declined overall and with large variation … between areas and across time. Using data for 1923-1932 on fertility and public spending for over 50 large cities, we show … fertility. Fixed effects regressions indicate a $4 increase in per capita public health education spending or a $37 increase in …
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The institutionalization and pace of fertility in American stepfamilies
Li, Jui-Chung Allen - In: Demographic Research 14 (2006) 12, pp. 237-266
This paper compares nonparametric fertility rates for American women in stepfamilies and intact families using data … intact families. Regardless of stepfamily status, timings and levels of fertility for second and third marital births are … identical for all women at the same lifetime parity. Fertility patterns are also similar for all first marital births, with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005163126
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Religion, religiousness and fertility in the U.S. and in Europe
Frejka, Tomas; Westoff, Charles F. - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2006
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700149
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Patterns of contraceptive use among Mexican-origin women
White, Kari; Potter, Joseph E. - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 41, pp. 1199-1212
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A comparative analysis of leaving home in the United States, the Netherlands and West Germany
Mulder, Clara; Clark, William A.V.; Wagner, Michael - In: Demographic Research 7 (2002) 17, pp. 565-592
systems: the USA, the Netherlands and West Germany. Using longitudinal survey data, we examine the transitions of leaving home …
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The U.S. Demographic Transition
Greenwood, Jeremy; Seshadri, Ananth - 2007
Between 1800 and 1940 the U.S. went through a dramatic demographic transition. In 1800 the average woman had 7 children, and 94 percent of the population lived in rural areas. By 1940 the average woman birthed just 2 kids, and only 43 percent of populace lived in the country. The question is:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014120959
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The U.S. Demographic Transition
Greenwood, Jeremy; Seshadri, Ananth - 2002
Between 1800 and 1940 the U.S. went through a dramatic demographic transition. In 1800 the average woman had 7 children, and 94 percent of the population lived in rural areas. By 1940 the average woman birthed just 2 kids, and only 43 percent of populace lived in the country. The question is:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014120579
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Losses of expected lifetime in the US and other developed countries: methods and empirical analyses
Shkolnikov, Vladimir M.; Andreev, Evgueni M.; Zhang, Zhen; … - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2009
Patterns of diversity in age at death are examined using e†, a dispersion measure that also equals the average expected lifetime lost at death. We apply two methods for decomposing differences in e†. The first method estimates the contributions of average levels of mortality and mortality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008592539