Deutschland befindet sich mitten in einer demografischen Herausforderung. Diese könnte zum Teil durch eine Stärkung der Rahmenbedingungen von Familien allgemein und Familiengründung im Speziellen gemildert werden. Diese Studie untersucht insbesondere für Sachsen und die ostdeutschen...

We study the effect of job displacement on fertility in a sample of white collar women in Austria. Using instrumental variables methods we show that unemploy- ment incidence as such has no negative effect on fertility decisions, but the very fact of being displaced from a career-oriented job...

This is a follow up note on the UP School of Economics Faculty paper on the population issue. The poor who belong to the lowest two deciles of the income distribution have much higher actual and desired number of children, respectively 5.2 and 3.5. In contrast, the upper middle and higher income...

This contributed volume applies cliometric methods to the study of family and households in order to derive global patterns and determine their impact on economic development. Family and households are a fundamental feature of societies and economies. They are found throughout history and are...