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Fixed-term employment and fertility : evidence from German micro data

Auer, Wolfgang; Danzer, Natalia - 2014

We study the short- to medium-run effects of starting a career on a fixed-term contract on subsequent fertility … as well as fertility behavior. Our main results are: Women (i) tend to postpone first birth due to fixed-term employment …

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When is the best time to give birth?

Frühwirth-Schnatter, Sylvia; Pamminger, Christoph; … - 2014

Using Bayesian Markov chain clustering analysis we investigate career paths of Austrian women after their first birth. This data-driven method allows characterizing long-term career paths of mothers over up to 19 years by transitions between parental leave, non-employment and different forms of...

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A reversal in the relationship of human development with fertility?

Harttgen, Kenneth; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2012 - First version: May 2012, This Version: June 2012

For more than a hundred years, advances in development were associated with decreasing fertility rates. This led to … total fertility rates far below replacement level in most developed countries. However, during the last decade fertility … human development index (HDI) with the total fertility rate (TFR) reverses from negative (increases in HDI are associated …

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Household relational contracts for marriage, fertility and divorce

Fahn, Matthias; Rees, Ray - 2014

among the decisions on marriage, fertility and divorce. …

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Assessing the impact of the maternity capital policy in Russia using a dynamic model of fertility and employment

Slonimczyk, Fabián; Jurko, Anna V. - 2014

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Daddy months

Meier, Volker; Rainer, Helmut - 2014

We consider a bargaining model in which husband and wife decide on the allocation of time and disposable income. Since her bargaining power would go down otherwise more strongly, the wife agrees to have a child only if the husband also leaves the labor market for a while. The daddy months...

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The linkage between fertility and labor productivity : a European perspective

Laich, Mathias; Schneider, Andrea - In: Eastern economic journal 40 (2014) 3, pp. 405-419

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More schooling, more children? : compulsory schooling and fertility in Europe

Fort, Margherita; Schneeweis, Nicole; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2014

We study the relationship between education and fertility, exploiting compulsory schooling reforms in England and …

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Migration policy, African population growth and global inequality

Mountford, Andrew; Rapoport, Hillel - 2014

fertility and education decisions, and hence, population growth in Africa. We present the results from different scenarios for …

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Three family policies to reconcile fertility and labor supply

Fenge, Robert; Stadler, Lisa - 2014

In a model with endogenous fertility and labor supply three instruments of family policies are analyzed: child benefits …

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