We study the effect of residential segregation on fertility for the socially excluded and marginalized Roma ethnic … minority. Using original survey data we collected in Serbia, we investigate whether fertility differs between ethnically …

with the home country fertility norm, whereas the timing of the first two births is either unaffected or negatively …

extent they, in turn, materialize into fertility decisions. We also test the hypothesis that exposure to gender … impact of gender beliefs on fertility. Our empirical analysis is based on World Value Survey (WVS) data for five Muslim ex … turn, do not translate into higher fertility in Muslim ex-USSR Republics, while the opposite holds for other Muslim …

The paper explores the relationship between religiosity and fertility among Catholics in Spain, thereby answering the … question whether the two parallel trends of dramatic drops in fertility and in religiosity are inter-related. It looks at …) of religiosity (rather than religious affiliation) on fertility. Fertility is related to the various dimensions of …

Recent studies by economists exploring the nexus between culture and fertility have focused on cultural transmission … family-specific "cultural transmission" can affect fertility rates. In this context, we define "culture" as referring to …-family size is positively associated with her own completed fertility in the destination family and that her country of birth also …

Based on a 1% sample of the German population, we study how fertility rates in the country of origin-a proxy for … cultural imprint-influence the fertility outcomes of first- and second-generation female immigrants. We use both total … fertility rates in the year of migration and a new measure of completed cohort fertility rates in the countries of origin as …

Based on a 1% sample of the German population, we study how fertility rates in the country of origin-a proxy for … cultural imprint-influence the fertility outcomes of first- and second-generation female immigrants. We use both total … fertility rates in the year of migration and a new measure of completed cohort fertility rates in the countries of origin as …

-ethnic tensions. At the same time, inter-ethnic competition may influence individual fertility decisions. Using the variation in birth … dragon years, which are considered auspicious. We find a negative fertility response from Malays – for every additional … Chinese new-born child, Malays reduced their fertility by 0.30 children.We estimate the elasticity of this inter …