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fertility and marital behavior of German workers. We find that individuals working in sectors that were more affected by import … in sectors that benefited from increased exports had better employment prospects and higher fertility. These effects are … among workers exposed to import competition there is evidence of some fertility postponement, we find a significant …
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fertility and marital behavior of German workers. We find that individuals working in sectors that were more affected by import … in sectors that benefited from increased exports had better employment prospects and higher fertility. These effects are … among workers exposed to import competition there is evidence of some fertility postponement, we find a significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012511567
the fertility and marital behavior in Germany, until recently a lowest-low fertility setting. We find that exposure to … greater import competition from Eastern Europe led to worse labor market outcomes and lower fertility rates. In contrast …, workers in industries that benefited from increased exports had better employment prospects and higher fertility. These …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013202383
fertility and marital behavior of German workers. We find that individuals working in sectors that were more affected by import … in sectors that benefited from increased exports had better employment prospects and higher fertility. These effects are … among workers exposed to import competition there is evidence of some fertility postponement, we find a significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014240375
- both own education and that of parents - in delaying marriage and fertility of young women. …Low female schooling attainment, early marriage and low age at first birth are major policy concerns in developing … countries. This paper jointly estimated the determinants of educational attainment, marriage age and age of first birth among …
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Low fertility rates are a cause of social concern in many developed countries, with growing youth unemployment often … important insights into the type of policies that would be most effective in promoting fertility. …
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agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are … bargaining model of fertility choice and match the model to data from a set of European countries with very low fertility rates …. The distribution of the burden of child care between mothers and fathers turns out to be a key determinant of fertility. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454419
increase in fertility rates, particularly for second births among married and older women, providing suggestive evidence of an … increase in completed fertility. Second, we find an increase in overall female employment, likely due to the desire to qualify …, which may reduce conflicts within the marriage …
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This paper investigates the effect of earnings and employment opportunities on pre-marital fertility. Using data from a … sample of British women born in 1970, we estimate an independent competing risks hazard model of fertility and cohabitation … decisions. Our results show that individual earnings opportunities are negatively related to pre-marital fertility but do not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319029
agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are … bargaining model of fertility choice and match the model to data from a set of European countries with very low fertility rates …. The distribution of the burden of child care between mothers and fathers turns out to be a key determinant of fertility. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012996539