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Timing of First Births in East Germany after Reunification

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  • Michaela Kreyenfeld

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When German reunification was accompanied by a rapid decline in aggregate fertility rates, researchers particularly assigned high unemployment rates a dominant role for changes in fertility behavior. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we investigate changes in the timing of first birth in East Germany after reunification. Using data from the GSOEP, we show that even after reunification East Germans are younger at first birth than their West German counterparts. Second, we investigate the relationship between male and female unemployment and first birth risks. A major result is that female unemployment fosters the transition into parenthood in East Germany.

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  • Michaela Kreyenfeld, 2001. "Timing of First Births in East Germany after Reunification," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 70(1), pages 74-79.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwvjh:70-10-11
    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.70.1.74
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    1. Hapke, Peter & Seibert, Holger & Wesling, Mirko, 2012. "Regionale Mobilität von Auszubildenden in Berlin-Brandenburg : Demografische Entlastungen auf dem Lehrstellenmarkt reduzieren die Pendlerströme," IAB-Regional. Berichte und Analysen aus dem Regionalen Forschungsnetz. IAB Berlin-Brandenburg 201201, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
    2. Schmitt, Christian, 2012. "A Cross-National Perspective on Unemployment and First Births," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 28(3), pages 303-335.
    3. Carstensen, Jeanette & Seibert, Holger & Wiethölter, Doris, 2017. "Ausbildungsmobilität in Berlin-Brandenburg : Die Entwicklung zwischen 2000 und 2015," IAB-Regional. Berichte und Analysen aus dem Regionalen Forschungsnetz. IAB Berlin-Brandenburg 201703, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
    4. Christian Schmitt, 2012. "A Cross-National Perspective on Unemployment and First Births [Chômage et première naissance : une perspective transnationale]," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 28(3), pages 303-335, August.

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