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Institutional arrangements and life course outcomes: the interrelations between cohabitation, marriage and first birth in Germany and Sweden

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Pau Baizán (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)
Arnstein Aassve (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)
Francesco C. Billari (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany)

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We study the link between institutional arrangements and fertility, focusing on how institutions affect the nexus between partnership formation and fertility. We apply simultaneous hazard models to family and fertility survey data for Germany and Sweden. Our results show a significant presence of correlated unobserved factors that affect both partnership formation and the transition to parenthood. We argue that these factors reflect the heterogeneous composition of each population with respect to values and norms. Net of that correlation, the impact of being in a union on first birth is higher in Sweden than in Germany, in particular for cohabitation.

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Paper provided by Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany in its series MPIDR Working Papers with number WP-2002-026.

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Keywords: Germany; Sweden; cohabitation; fertility; marriage;

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  1. Pau Baizán Munoz & Arnstein Aassve & Francesco C. Billari, 2001. "Cohabitation, marriage, first birth: the interrelationship of family formation events in Spain," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2001-036, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. [Downloadable!]
  2. Cathal O’Donoghue & Holly Sutherland, 1998. "Accounting for the Family: the Treatment of Marriage and Children in European Income Tax Systems," Innocenti Occasional Papers, Economic Policy Series iopeps98/25, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre. [Downloadable!]
  3. Gustafsson, Siv, 1992. "Separate Taxation and Married Women's Labor Supply: A Comparison of West Germany and Sweden," Journal of Population Economics, Springer, vol. 5(1), pages 61-85, February.
  4. Keeley, Michael C, 1977. "The Economics of Family Formation," Economic Inquiry, Oxford University Press, vol. 15(2), pages 238-50, April.
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  1. Arnstein Aassve & Simon Burgess & Matt Dickson & Carol Propper, 2004. "Employment, Family Union, and Childbearing Decisions in Great Britain," CASE Papers 084, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Hill Kulu, 2004. "Fertility of internal migrants: comparison between Austria and Poland," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2004-022, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. [Downloadable!]
  3. Francesco C. Billari, 2004. "Becoming an Adult in Europe: A Macro(/Micro)-Demographic Perspective," Demographic Research Special Collections, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 3(2), pages 15-44, April. [Downloadable!]
  4. Jean-Marie Le Goff, 2002. "Cohabiting unions in France and West Germany," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 7(18), pages 593-624, December. [Downloadable!]
  5. Hill Kulu, 2003. "Migration and fertility: competing hypotheses re-examined," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2003-035, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. [Downloadable!]
  6. Gunnar Andersson & Ann-Zofie Duvander & Karsten Hank, 2004. "Erwerbsstatus und Familienentwicklung in Schweden aus paarbezogener Perspektive," MPIDR Working Papers WP-2004-006, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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