Fertility reactions to the "Great Recession" in Europe : Recent evidence from oder-specific data

  • Objective: This paper provides recent cross-national evidence of the impact of the great recession on fertility in Europe in the context of the recent decade. Methods: Using data from the Human Fertility Database (HFD), from Eurostat, and from the OECD database, we employ fixed-effects modeling to study how changes in unemployment rates have affected birth rates across Europe. Results: We find that countries that were hit hard by the recession show reduced fertility when compared with a continuation of recent trends, especially at younger ages. Conclusions: Our results indicate a strong relationship between economic conditions and fertility. However, there is variation by region, age, and parity suggesting the importance of life course and institutional factors.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Michaela KreyenfeldORCiD, Joshua Goldstein, Aiva Jasilioniene, Deniz Dilan Karaman Örsal
Parent Title (English):Demographic Research
ISSN:1435-9871
Publisher:Max-Planck Institut für demografische Forschung
Place of Publisher:Rostock
Publication year:2013
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:85
Last Page:104
DOI:https://doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.4
Release Date:2014/11/05
Volume:29
Licence of document (German):CC BY 3.0
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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