Arbeitspapier

Explaining how delayed motherhood affects fertility dynamics in Europe

This paper analyzes the effect of delayed motherhood on fertility dynamics for women living in several European countries, which differ in terms of their institutional environments. We show that the effect of delaying the first child on the transition to the second birth differs both among working and non-working women and across countries. For non-working women delayed motherhood leads to a postponement effect which is higher in countries where religion and social norms determine a relative larger stigma effect for giving birth late. For working women, delaying the first birth raises the likelihood of progressing to the second parity due to an income effect, which is larger in countries with high childcare provision and part-time employment opportunities. We show that the overall effect of delayed motherhood depends on these two opposite forces, which are determined by the institutional environment.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 3907

Classification
Wirtschaft
Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Subject
Age
childbirth
duration
ECHP
fertility
postponement
Fruchtbarkeit
Mütter
Altersgruppe
Soziale Norm
Kinderbetreuung
Familienpolitik
EU-Staaten

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Bratti, Massimiliano
Tatsiramos, Konstantinos
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(where)
Bonn
(when)
2008

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2009011901
Last update
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Bratti, Massimiliano
  • Tatsiramos, Konstantinos
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Time of origin

  • 2008

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