Empirical research investigating gender preferences for children and their implications for fertility decisions in … the sex of previous children on the respondent´s fertility intentions and their actual behaviour at different parities. We … one daughter is generally favoured, there is no evidence for a behaviourally relevant gender preference in Germany, when …

Similar to other Eastern European countries, East Germany experienced a rapid decline in period fertility rates after … fertility behavior in East and West Germany. Secondly, we use data from the German micro-census to analyze the fertility …

We study the link between institutional arrangements and fertility, focusing on how institutions affect the nexus … between partnership formation and fertility. We apply simultaneous hazard models to family and fertility survey data for … Germany and Sweden. Our results show a significant presence of correlated unobserved factors that affect both partnership …

and their further fertility? We believe that a comparison of third-birth behavior between Norway and West Germany is of …The aim of this paper is to provide insights into third-birth dynamics in West Germany and Norway. Since the third … Germany, and how can they be explained? Which factors have a similar influence on Norwegian and West German two-child mothers …

European countries in which mothers are encouraged to remain in the labour market have higher fertility levels. It is … difficult, however, to link specific policies to fertility increases. We hypothesize that policy changes do not affect fertility … childcare are strikingly different in France than in Western Germany, reflecting long-standing policy orientations. Attitudes …

This paper gives an overview of fertility data for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Particular attention is given to … the availability of order-specific fertility data. We discuss the quality of data provided by the Statistical Offices … to generate order-specific fertility indicators, and compare fertility estimates across surveys with estimates from vital …

This paper examines the relationship between work and family among men in Western Germany. We investigate the extent to … still have an impact on the fertility behavior of men in adulthood. In particular, the transition rate to fatherhood was …

Although the relevance of social interactions or social networks for fertility research has been increasingly … acknowledged in recent years, little is known about the channels and mechanisms of social influences on individuals� fertility … decision making. Drawing on problem-centred interviews and network data collected among young adults in western Germany the …

-specific differences in behavior. In this study, we examine how the effects of unemployment on fertility vary by socio …, our results show that there are strong educational gradients in the unemployment and fertility nexus, and that the … relationship between unemployment and fertility varies by socioeconomic group. Fertility tends to be lower during periods of …

Germany is a low-fertility country with a rapidly ageing population, and will remain so for the foreseeable future …. There are several reasons for this trend. Germany is among the countries with the highest rates of childlessness in the …-marital cohabitation, lone parenthood, patchwork families and living apart together. A culture of individualism has spread in Germany which …