fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a decline …

fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a …

German reunification to study empirically the relationship between job security and fertility. The civil servant … security and fertility emerges for men, the paper demonstrates a clear link between labor market and demographic outcomes for … causal impact of job security on fertility. It shows that female civil servants are not primarily a selected group of very …

Vital statistics clearly indicate that the fertility rate in East Germany dropped sharply after German unification … remained relatively stable. Instead of viewing the decline in fertility as a shift in preferences, it is viewed as a change in … debate regarding fertility changes in East Germany. Our results run counter to a widely held belief that young women become …