Is fertility related to religiosity?-Evidence from Spain
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- Brañas-Garza, Pablo & Neuman, Shoshana, 2006. "Is Fertility Related to Religiosity? Evidence from Spain," IZA Discussion Papers 2192, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
fertility; religion; Catholic; Church attendance; prayer; parental religiosity; taste for children; Spain.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
- J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LTV-2006-10-28 (Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty)
- NEP-SOC-2006-10-28 (Social Norms & Social Capital)
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