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

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Fertility reactions to the "Great Recession" in Europe: Recent evidence from order-specific data. / Goldstein, Joshua R. ; Kreyenfeld, Michaela; Jasilioniene, Aiva et al.
In: Demographic Research, Vol. 29, 4, 10.07.2013, p. 85-104.

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Goldstein JR, Kreyenfeld M, Jasilioniene A, Karaman Örsal D. Fertility reactions to the "Great Recession" in Europe: Recent evidence from order-specific data. Demographic Research. 2013 Jul 10;29:85-104. 4. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2013.29.4

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title = "Fertility reactions to the {"}Great Recession{"} in Europe: Recent evidence from order-specific data",
abstract = "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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