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Fertility in Portugal, How persistent is it?

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  • Maria Filomena Mendes

    (Department of Sociology, University of Évora)

  • Gertrudes Guerreiro

    (Department of Economics, University of Évora)

  • António Caleiro

    (Department of Economics, University of Évora)

Abstract

The decline in fertility that has been observed in Portugal is an apparent fact. From 1960 to 2002, the average number of children by woman has decreased from 3.1 to 1.5. Not ignoring this strong evidence of a sustainable decrease in fertility, the fact is that the numbers on the fertility rates by women? ages show different realities. At the first sight, the decline in fertility of younger women has been the result of a postponement of births given that a general increase in fertility rates has been observed for older women. A question that then comes up is the following: are these observed trajectories sustainable in the sense of reflecting persistence in time or are just mere phases of a cycle in fertility? The paper intents to start giving an answer to that question by the use of statistical techniques, in a univariate approach, which are adequate to measure the degree of persistence over time.

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  • Maria Filomena Mendes & Gertrudes Guerreiro & António Caleiro, 2005. "Fertility in Portugal, How persistent is it?," Economics Working Papers 12_2005, University of Évora, Department of Economics (Portugal).
    • Handle: RePEc:evo:wpecon:12_2005
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    Keywords

    Fertility; Persistence; Portugal;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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