We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel … aggregate unemployment. Our evidence supports counter-cyclical teenage fertility. … teenage fertility and test whether they are relevant in the German case. We find that teenage fertility is associated with …

We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel … aggregate unemployment. Our evidence supports countercyclical teenage fertility. … teenage fertility and test whether they are relevant in the German case. We find that teenage fertility is associated with …

We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel … aggregate unemployment. Our evidence supports countercyclical teenage fertility. … teenage fertility and test whether they are relevant in the German case. We find that teenage fertility is associated with …

The share of single mothers is higher in East Germany than in West Germany. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel … of couples with minor children. Women in East Germany have both a higher probability of out-of-partnership birth and a … East and West Germany. The differences in single motherhood appear to be rather driven by cultural and economic factors. …

, West Germany, and the UK (1994-2001). The results highlight weak negative effects of unemployment on family formation among …This article investigates the impact of unemployment on the likelihood of having a first child. Using micro-data from … men, which can be attributed to the inability to financially support a family. Among women, unemployment exerts a positive …

We study the effect of unemployment on birth outcomes by exploiting geographical variation in the unemployment rate …-percentage point increase in the unemployment rate leads to an increase in low birth weight and preterm babies of respectively 1.3 and … 1.4%, and a 0.1% decrease in foetal growth. We find heterogenous responses: unemployment has an effect on babies' health …

Arbeitslosigkeit einzufangen. Bei arbeitslosen Väter sinkt deutschlandweit die Zufriedenheit. Arbeitslose Mütter erleben in den alten … weiblichen Erwerbsmustern in Deutschland interpretiert. …

Arbeitslosigkeit einzufangen. Bei arbeitslosen Väter sinkt deutschlandweit die Zufriedenheit. Arbeitslose Mütter erleben in den alten … weiblichen Erwerbsmustern in Deutschland interpretiert. …

After the fall of the Berlin wall, the total fertility rate in East Germany tumbled from 1.7 (1989) to a stunning 0 … s perspective. Economic transition dramatically increased the returns to human capital in East Germany. Economic theory … suggest that women postpone fertility when the wage penalty for time off work in the current period are high; and the …