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Teenage pregnancies and births in Germany: patterns and developments

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  • Kamila Cygan-Rehm
  • Regina T. Riphahn

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We study the development of teenage fertility in East and West Germany using data from the German Socioeconomic Panel and from the German Mikrozensus. Following the international literature we derive hypotheses on the patterns of teenage fertility and test whether they are relevant to the German case. We find that teenage fertility is associated with teenage age and education, with the income of the teenager's family, with migration status, residence in East Germany and aggregate unemployment. Our evidence supports counter-cyclical teenage fertility.

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  • Kamila Cygan-Rehm & Regina T. Riphahn, 2014. "Teenage pregnancies and births in Germany: patterns and developments," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(28), pages 3503-3522, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:46:y:2014:i:28:p:3503-3522
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2014.932045
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    1. Collischon, Matthias & Cygan-Rehm, Kamila & Riphahn, Regina T., 2024. "Subsidized Small Jobs and Maternal Labor Market Outcomes in the Long Run," IZA Discussion Papers 17473, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Sandner, Malte, 2019. "Effects of early childhood intervention on fertility and maternal employment: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 159-181.
    3. Schulze Buschoff, Karin & Baumann, Helge, 2021. "Selbstständige in der Corona-Krise: Ergebnisse aus der HBS-Erwerbspersonenbefragung, Wellen 1 bis 5," WSI Policy Briefs 60, The Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans Böckler Foundation.
    4. Steffen Müller & Regina T. Riphahn & Caroline Schwientek, 2017. "Paternal unemployment during childhood: causal effects on youth worklessness and educational attainment," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 69(1), pages 213-238.
    5. Fulda, Barbara & Hövermann, Andreas, 2020. "Soziale Lebenslagen und die Sorge über den Klimawandel. Befunde aus repräsentativen Bevölkerungsumfragen in 2017 und 2019," Working Paper Forschungsförderung 182, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Düsseldorf.
    6. Rafael Novella & Laura Ripani, 2016. "Are you (not) expecting? The unforeseen benefits of job training on teenage pregnancy," IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 5(1), pages 1-18, December.

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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy
    • I00 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General - - - General

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